révolusvsrevusWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

7 ch
révolus
5 ch
revus

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.vɔ.ly\ versus \ʁə.vy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "révolus" vs "revus" - which ranks higher?
"revus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,601 in our French list, against #47,590 for "révolus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list