restituer

\ʁɛs.ti.tɥe\

/\ʁɛs.ti.tɥe\/ verb

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The verdict

“restituer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,254
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rendre ce qui a été pris ou ce qui est possédé indûment, injustement.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

restituer vs restitués
78% similar
restituer vs restitué
78% similar
restituer vs restituée
78% similar

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

Key facts for restituer
PropertyValue
Headwordrestituer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɛs.ti.tɥe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,254
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “restituer” 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). restituer lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around restituer (IPA \ʁɛs.ti.tɥe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,254 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for restituer, with forms such as "erstituer", "resittuer", and "resstituer". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "restitués", "restitué", "restituée", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is restituer, spelled R-E-S-T-I-T-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre ce qui a été pris ou ce qui est possédé indûment, injustement.
  2. 2
    Rendre ce qui n'a plus lieu d'être détenu.
  3. 3
    Rendre ce qui avait été perdu.
  4. 4
    Retrouver la teneur originale, en parlant de textes altérés.
  5. 5
    Rendre sa forme originelle à une statue, à un monument mutilés.
  6. 6
    Représenter en plan, élévation, etc., d’après des documents, un édifice détruit.
  7. 7
    Remettre une personne dans l’état où elle était avant un acte ou un jugement qui est annulé.

This word in other languages

restitute(English)zurückgeben(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erstituer
  • resittuer
  • resstituer
  • restiteur
  • restittuer
  • restituerr
  • restiture
  • restiuter
  • resttituer
  • resttiuer
  • retsituer
  • rrestituer
  • rsetituer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of restituer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erstituer2resittuer2resstituer1restiteur2restittuer1restituerr1restiture2restiuter2
Edit distance from "restituer"

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 "restituer"?
"restituer" is spelled R-E-S-T-I-T-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛs.ti.tɥe\.
What does "restituer" mean?
As a verb, "restituer" means: Rendre ce qui a été pris ou ce qui est possédé indûment, injustement.
What words are commonly confused with "restituer"?
"restituer" is commonly confused with "restitués", "restitué", "restituée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "restituer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "restituer" is \ʁɛs.ti.tɥe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "restituer" come from?
"restituer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “restituer”

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

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

Same frequency band

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