Which to use
“revit” and “riait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,224
- “revit” frequency rank
- #27,602
- “riait” frequency rank
- 58826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revit | riait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revivre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de rire. |
Where the eye mixes revit and riait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between revit and riait
A purely visual mix-up. revit (\ʁə.vi\) and riait (\ʁi.jɛ\) 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 58826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revit is recorded at frequency rank #31,224, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi\. riait is at rank #27,602, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁi.jɛ\.
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 58826, this pair ranks #106,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revit vs riait
Shared letters: irt. Private to "revit": ev. Private to "riait": a.
"revit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "riait" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revit" for "riait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revit" vs "riait" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "revit" and "riait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "riait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revit" and "riait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs revit". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #106,677 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.