Which to use
“réagissait” and “réagissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,173
- “réagissait” frequency rank
- #15,497
- “réagissent” frequency rank
- 63670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réagissait | réagissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de réagir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réagir. |
Where the eye mixes réagissait and réagissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. réagissait (CVVCVCCVVC) and réagissent (CVVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: réagissait vs réagissent
A purely visual mix-up. réagissait (\ʁe.a.ʒi.sɛ\) and réagissent (\ʁe.a.ʒis\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réagissait is recorded at frequency rank #48,173, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.ʒi.sɛ\. réagissent is at rank #15,497, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.ʒis\.
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 63670, this pair ranks #80,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réagissait vs réagissent
Shared letters: agirsté. Private to "réagissait": -. Private to "réagissent": en.
"réagissait" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVVC · "réagissent" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réagissait" for "réagissent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réagissait" or "réagissent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réagissait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réagissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réagissait" and "réagissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagissait vs réagissant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #80,783 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.