Which to use
“réélue” and “réélus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,482
- “réélue” frequency rank
- #44,714
- “réélus” frequency rank
- 85196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réélue | réélus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de réélire. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réélire. |
Same sound, different letters: réélue vs réélus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. réélue (CVVCVV) and réélus (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - réélue and réélus
This is the hard kind. réélue and réélus are pronounced identically (\ʁe.e.ly\) 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 a single letter - e in “réélue” becomes s in “réélus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réélue is recorded at frequency rank #40,482, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.ly\. réélus is at rank #44,714, 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 85196, this pair ranks #11,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réélue vs réélus
Shared letters: lrué. Private to "réélue": e. Private to "réélus": s.
"réélue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "réélus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réélue" and "réélus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réélue" vs "réélus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"réélue" and "réélus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "réélue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réélus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réélue" and "réélus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réélus vs révolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.