réviséevsriséeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: révisée is a verb, risée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set révisée and risée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
révisée
5 ch
risée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

révisée#27,612
risée#28,725

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "révisée" and "risée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "révisée" is a verb and "risée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "révisée" or "risée"?
"révisée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,612 in our French list, against #28,725 for "risée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering révisée vs risée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “révisée”; for a noun, it's “risée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “révisée” 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