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.
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?
Frequency check: "revoie" vs "revoilà" - which ranks higher?
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.