revoievsrevoilàWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#46,415
“revoie” frequency rank
#26,853
“revoilà” frequency rank
73268
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revoie revoilà
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de revoir. Voilà à nouveau.

Where the eye mixes revoie and revoilà

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revoie runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against revoilà's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
revoie
7 ch
revoilà

Why the eye confuses revoie with revoilà

A purely visual mix-up. revoie (\ʁə.vwa\) and revoilà (\ʁə.vwa.la\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revoie is recorded at frequency rank #46,415, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa\. revoilà is at rank #26,853, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa.la\.

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 73268, this pair ranks #41,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revoie vs revoilà

Shared letters: eiorv. Private to "revoie": -. Private to "revoilà": là.

"revoie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV  ·  "revoilà" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revoie ← ervoie · reovie · revioe · revoei · revvoie · rrevoie · rveoie

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revoie" and "revoilà" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.vwa\ versus \ʁə.vwa.la\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "revoie" vs "revoilà" - which ranks higher?
"revoilà" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,853 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revoie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revoilà" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revoie" and "revoilà" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs revoie". 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 #41,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list