Which to use
“réélire” and “réélue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,650
- “réélire” frequency rank
- #40,482
- “réélue” frequency rank
- 84132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réélire | réélue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élire de nouveau. | Participe passé féminin singulier de réélire. |
Where the eye mixes réélire and réélue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réélire runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against réélue's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réélire vs réélue
A purely visual mix-up. réélire (\ʁe.e.liʁ\) and réélue (\ʁe.e.ly\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réélire is recorded at frequency rank #43,650, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.liʁ\. réélue is at rank #40,482, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.ly\.
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 84132, this pair ranks #13,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réélire vs réélue
Shared letters: elré. Private to "réélire": i. Private to "réélue": u.
"réélire" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "réélue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réélire" for "réélue" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réélire" or "réélue" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réélire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réélue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réélire" and "réélue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réélue vs revêtue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.