Which to use
“revue” and “roque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,604
- “revue” frequency rank
- #30,785
- “roque” frequency rank
- 32389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revue | roque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de voir de nouveau. | Mouvement du jeu d’échecs où le roi et une tour bougent en un seul coup : le roi va de 2 cases vers la tour et la tour saute le roi et se met sur la case juste à côté. Pour faire ce coup, il faut : |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revue and roque apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
revue and roque form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revue is recorded at frequency rank #1,604, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vy\. roque is at rank #30,785, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔk\.
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 32389, this pair ranks #297,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revue" and "roque" be used interchangeably?
Remembering revue vs roque
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 “revue” entry
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