Réunion

\ʁe.y.njɔ̃\

/\ʁe.y.njɔ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Réunion” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,277. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,277
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Île de l’océan Indien, à l’est de Madagascar et à l’ouest de Maurice.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reunion · Réunion · French

Réunion · rank #1,277 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,277
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réseaux

Nearest frequency peer: réseaux (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Réunion »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Réunion » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Réunion vs réunis
57% similar
Réunion vs réunit
57% similar
Réunion vs réunira
57% similar

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

Key facts for Réunion
PropertyValue
HeadwordRéunion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʁe.y.njɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,277
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Réunion »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Réunionse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « réseaux » (#1,276), « rapide » (#1,275), « tableau » (#1,279). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « Réunion » est au #1,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Réunion (IPA \ʁe.y.njɔ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #1,277 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Réunion, with forms such as "reunion", "rréunion", and "ruénion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "réunis", "réunit", "réunira", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Réunion, spelled R-É-U-N-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Île de l’océan Indien, à l’est de Madagascar et à l’ouest de Maurice.
  2. 2
    La région ou le département d’outre-mer français constitué(e)(s) par cette île.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La Réunion est un département français.

Synonyms

île Mascarègneîle BourbonLa Réunion

This word in other languages

Réunion(English)Reunión(Español)Réunion(Deutsch)Reunião(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • reunion
  • rréunion
  • ruénion
  • rénuion
  • réuinon
  • réunino
  • réunionn
  • réunnion
  • réunoin
  • érunion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

reunion1rréunion1ruénion2rénuion2réuinon2réunino2réunionn1réunnion1
Edit distance from "Réunion"

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 "Réunion"?
"Réunion" is spelled R-É-U-N-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.y.njɔ̃\.
What does "Réunion" mean?
As a proper noun, "Réunion" means: Île de l’océan Indien, à l’est de Madagascar et à l’ouest de Maurice.
What words are commonly confused with "Réunion"?
"Réunion" is commonly confused with "réunis", "réunit", "réunira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Réunion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Réunion" is \ʁe.y.njɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Réunion" come from?
"Réunion" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

réseaux#1,276tableau#1,279atteint#1,283lettres#1,295

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

procès10 variantsfrères10 variantsfamilles10 variantssurface10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list