Which to use
“révolus” and “revus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,590
- “révolus” frequency rank
- #27,601
- “revus” frequency rank
- 75191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révolus | revus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de révolu. | Masculin pluriel de revu. |
Where the eye mixes révolus and revus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. révolus runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against revus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between révolus and revus
A purely visual mix-up. révolus (\ʁe.vɔ.ly\) and revus (\ʁə.vy\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révolus is recorded at frequency rank #47,590, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly\. revus is at rank #27,601, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vy\.
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 75191, this pair ranks #34,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révolus vs revus
Shared letters: rsuv. Private to "révolus": loé. Private to "revus": e.
"révolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revus ← ervus · reuvs · revsu · revuss · revvus · rrevus · rveus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "révolus" for "revus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "révolus" vs "revus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "révolus" and "revus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "révolus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révolus" and "revus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtus vs révolus". 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 #34,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.