Which to use
“révisée” is a verb and “risée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,612
- “révisée” frequency rank
- #28,725
- “risée” frequency rank
- 56337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révisée | risée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de réviser. | Grand éclat de rire que font plusieurs personnes ensemble, en se moquant de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes révisée and risée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. révisée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against risée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: révisée vs risée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révisée is \ʁe.vi.ze\ while risée is \ʁi.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56337, 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\. risée is at rank #28,725, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁi.ze\.
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 56337, this pair ranks #121,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révisée vs risée
Shared letters: eirsé. Private to "révisée": v. Private to "risée": -.
"révisée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "risée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révisée" and "risée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "révisée" or "risée" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "révisée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révisée" and "risée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasées vs risée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #121,720 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.