revoilàvsrevoirWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,853
“revoilà” frequency rank
#1,675
“revoir” frequency rank
28528
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revoilà revoir
Definition Voilà à nouveau. Voir de nouveau.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
revoilà
6 ch
revoir

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. revoilà (\ʁə.vwa.la\) and revoir (\ʁə.vwaʁ\) 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 28528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revoilà is recorded at frequency rank #26,853, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa.la\. revoir is at rank #1,675, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwaʁ\.

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 28528, this pair ranks #322,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revoilà vs revoir

Shared letters: eiorv. Private to "revoilà": . Private to "revoir": -.

"revoilà" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "revoir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revoirervoir · reovir · revior · revoirr · revori · revvoir · rrevoir · rveoir

Frequency comparison

revoilà#26,853
revoir#1,675

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revoilà" and "revoir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.vwa.la\ versus \ʁə.vwaʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revoilà" or "revoir"?
"revoir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,675 in our French list, against #26,853 for "revoilà". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering revoilà vs revoir

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revoilà” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list