revisvsrivésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“revis” and “rivés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,122
“revis” frequency rank
#31,229
“rivés” frequency rank
74351
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revis rivés
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. Participe passé masculin pluriel de river.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revis and rivés apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
revis
5 ch
rivés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. revis (\ʁə.vi\) and rivés (\ʁi.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revis is recorded at frequency rank #43,122, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi\. rivés is at rank #31,229, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁi.ve\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 74351, this pair ranks #37,431 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revis vs rivés

Shared letters: irsv. Private to "revis": e. Private to "rivés": é.

"revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rivés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reviservis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis

Frequency comparison

revis#43,122
rivés#31,229

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revis" and "rivés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.vi\ versus \ʁi.ve\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revis" or "rivés"?
"rivés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,229 in our French list, against #43,122 for "revis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revis vs rivés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revis” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list