réseau

\ʁe.zo\

/\ʁe.zo\/ noun

The verdict

“réseau” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #699 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#699
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble d’objets ou de personnes connectés ou maintenus en liaison.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

réseau vs resta
50% similar
réseau vs reset
50% similar
réseau vs revenu
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for réseau
PropertyValue
Headwordréseau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.zo\
Letters6
Frequency rank#699
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “réseau” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). réseau lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for réseau is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.zo\. Corpus data places it at rank #699 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for réseau, with forms such as "reseau", "rréseau", and "rséeau". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "resta", "reset", "revenu", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is réseau, spelled R-É-S-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble d’objets ou de personnes connectés ou maintenus en liaison.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des liaisons ainsi établies.
  3. 3
    rets, filet, tissu de mailles.
  4. 4
    Il se dit spécialement d’un ouvrage de fil, de soie, de fil d’or ou d’argent, fait par petites mailles, en forme de filet.
  5. 5
    Entrelacement de vaisseaux sanguins, de nerfs, etc.
  6. 6
    (géologie, cristallographie, cartographie, bâtiment, géodésie) Figure géométrique, maillage.
  7. 7
    les réseaux permettent, par interférence, de réaliser des filtres, par exemple : réseau de diffraction, réseau de Fraunhofer, réseau de Bragg (utilisés dans les systèmes WDM et pour l’analyse spectroscopique par dispersion de longueur d’onde).
  8. 8
    Ensemble des voies.
  9. 9
    Ensemble des liaisons (fibre optique, fil de cuivre, onde radioélectrique), des machines (routeur, ordinateur, serveur…) et des logiciels qui permettent une communication de l’information entre chaque machine de l’ensemble.
  10. 10
    Forme de groupe discret.
  11. 11
    Pour des trames abstraites.
  12. 12
    Synonyme de réticulum ou bonnet.
  13. 13
    Synonyme de géomètre à barreaux (papillon).
  14. 14
    Circuit intégré conçu à partir de microstructures élémentaires organisées le plus souvent en matrice.
  15. 15
    Macromolécule très ramifiée dans laquelle chaque unité constitutive est reliée à chacune des autres ainsi qu’aux limites de la phase macroscopique par de nombreux chemins permanents à travers la macromolécule.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: reseau,rréseau,rséeau,réesau,résaeu,réseua,résseau,érseau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of réseau - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

reseau1rréseau1rséeau2réesau2résaeu2réseua2résseau1érseau2
Edit distance from "réseau"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réseau"?
"réseau" is spelled R-É-S-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.zo\.
What does "réseau" mean?
As a noun, "réseau" means: Ensemble d’objets ou de personnes connectés ou maintenus en liaison.
What words are commonly confused with "réseau"?
"réseau" is commonly confused with "resta", "reset", "revenu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réseau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réseau" is \ʁe.zo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réseau" come from?
"réseau" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “réseau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-S-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.zo\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “resta” - see the side-by-side comparison. réseau vs resta
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list