réviséevsrevisitéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,612
“révisée” frequency rank
#48,162
“revisitée” frequency rank
75774
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature révisée revisitée
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de réviser. Participe passé féminin singulier de revisiter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set révisée and revisitée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
révisée
9 ch
revisitée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. révisée (\ʁe.vi.ze\) and revisitée (\ʁə.vi.zi.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

révisée is recorded at frequency rank #27,612, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vi.ze\. revisitée is at rank #48,162, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi.zi.te\.

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 75774, this pair ranks #33,049 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of révisée vs revisitée

Shared letters: eirsvé. Private to "révisée": -. Private to "revisitée": t.

"révisée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "revisitée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV

Frequency comparison

révisée#27,612
revisitée#48,162

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "révisée" and "revisitée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.vi.ze\ versus \ʁə.vi.zi.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "révisée" or "revisitée"?
"révisée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,612 in our French list, against #48,162 for "revisitée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering révisée vs revisitée

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

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