révisévsrevoieWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,472
“révisé” frequency rank
#46,415
“revoie” frequency rank
62887
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature révisé revoie
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de réviser. Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de revoir.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
révisé
6 ch
revoie

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. révisé (\ʁe.vi.ze\) and revoie (\ʁə.vwa\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

révisé is recorded at frequency rank #16,472, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vi.ze\. revoie is at rank #46,415, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa\.

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 62887, this pair ranks #84,742 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of révisé vs revoie

Shared letters: irv. Private to "révisé": . Private to "revoie": eo.

"révisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "revoie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revoieervoie · reovie · revioe · revoei · revvoie · rrevoie · rveoie

Frequency comparison

révisé#16,472
revoie#46,415

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "révisé" and "revoie" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.vi.ze\ versus \ʁə.vwa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "révisé" or "revoie"?
"révisé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,472 in our French list, against #46,415 for "revoie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering révisé vs revoie

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 “révisé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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