Which to use
“réagisse” and “réagissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,022
- “réagisse” frequency rank
- #15,497
- “réagissent” frequency rank
- 54519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réagisse | réagissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de réagir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réagir. |
Same sound, different letters: réagisse vs réagissent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. réagisse runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against réagissent's 10 (CVVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réagisse and réagissent
This is the hard kind. réagisse and réagissent are pronounced identically (\ʁe.a.ʒis\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “réagisse” sits inside “réagissent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réagisse is recorded at frequency rank #39,022, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.ʒis\. 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 54519, this pair ranks #133,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réagisse vs réagissent
Shared letters: aegirsé. Private to "réagisse": -. Private to "réagissent": nt.
"réagisse" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "réagissent" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réagisse" and "réagissent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réagisse" vs "réagissent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réagisse" / "réagissent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réagisse" 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 #133,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réagisse" and "réagissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagisse vs réagissez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #133,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.