reste

\ʁɛst\

/\ʁɛst\/ noun

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The verdict

“reste” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #205. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#205
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce qui demeure d’un tout, d’une plus grande quantité ; ce qui subsiste d’une chose passée, tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reste · reste · French

reste · rank #205 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #205
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH politique

Nearest frequency peer: politique (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “reste”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “reste” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

reste vs rte
60% similar
reste vs RSE
0% similar
reste vs rêve
40% similar

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

Key facts for reste
PropertyValue
Headwordreste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɛst\
Letters5
Frequency rank#205
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “reste” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).restese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « politique » (#204), « veux » (#206), « peux » (#203). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around reste (IPA \ʁɛst\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #205 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for reste, with forms such as "erste", "resste", and "restte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rte", "RSE", "rêve", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is reste, spelled R-E-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui demeure d’un tout, d’une plus grande quantité ; ce qui subsiste d’une chose passée, tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral.
  2. 2
    Autre partie d'un tout.
  3. 3
    Ce qui ne fut pas mangé dans un repas.
  4. 4
    Le solde d'une transaction monétaire.
  5. 5
    Ce qui reste d’une personne après sa mort; son cadavre, ses ossements, ses cendres.
  6. 6
    Ce qui est encore à faire, à dire après avoir commencé.
  7. 7
    Petite quantité ou légère trace qui existe encore ou qui persiste.
  8. 8
    Nombre ou grandeur constituant l’un des résultats d’une division et qui est la partie non divisée du dividende ayant une valeur absolue inférieure à celle du diviseur.
  9. 9
    Ce que quelqu’un a abandonné ou refusé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how reste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eu effet, quand les grandes choses humaines s’en vont, elles laissent des miettes, des frusteaux, dirait Rabelais, et la Noblesse française nous montre en ce siècle beaucoup trop de restes.
  2. Les restes de ces bois immenses sont encore visibles aux environs du beau château de Wentworth, du parc de Warncliffe et autour de Rotherham.

Synonyms

surplusreliquatrésidumodulo

This word in other languages

remnant(English)resto(Español)Rest(Deutsch)resto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erste
  • resste
  • restte
  • retse
  • rreste
  • rsete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reste - 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.

erste2resste1restte1retse2rreste1rsete2
Edit distance from "reste"

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 "reste"?
"reste" is spelled R-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛst\.
What does "reste" mean?
As a noun, "reste" means: Ce qui demeure d’un tout, d’une plus grande quantité ; ce qui subsiste d’une chose passée, tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral.
What words are commonly confused with "reste"?
"reste" is commonly confused with "rte", "RSE", "rêve". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reste" is \ʁɛst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reste" come from?
"reste" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cours#202aller#201celui#209femme#213

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

état6 variantsprix6 variantslors6 variantsmort6 variants

What to do next

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  • "reste" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "rte". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #205 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse

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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