Which to use
“réactif” and “réactifs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,866
- “réactif” frequency rank
- #26,163
- “réactifs” frequency rank
- 45029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réactif | réactifs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui réagit ou fait réagir. | Masculin pluriel de réactif. |
Same sound, different letters: réactif vs réactifs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réactif runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against réactifs's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réactif and réactifs
This is the hard kind. réactif and réactifs are pronounced identically (\ʁe.ak.tif\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réactif” sits inside “réactifs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réactif is recorded at frequency rank #18,866, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ak.tif\. réactifs is at rank #26,163, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ak.tif\.
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 45029, this pair ranks #205,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réactif vs réactifs
Shared letters: acfirté. Private to "réactif": -. Private to "réactifs": s.
"réactif" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "réactifs" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réactif" and "réactifs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réactif" vs "réactifs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réactif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réactifs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réactif" and "réactifs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réactifs vs reaction". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #205,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.