Which to use
“reeves” and “reyes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,154
- “reeves” frequency rank
- #29,120
- “reyes” frequency rank
- 55274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reeves | reyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de reeve. | Pluriel de rey. |
Where the eye mixes reeves and reyes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reeves runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against reyes's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reeves and reyes
A purely visual mix-up. reeves (\ʁiv\) and reyes (\ˈɾe.ʝes\) 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 55274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reeves is recorded at frequency rank #26,154, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁiv\. reyes is at rank #29,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɾe.ʝes\.
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 55274, this pair ranks #128,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reeves vs reyes
Shared letters: ers. Private to "reeves": v. Private to "reyes": y.
"reeves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "reyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reeves" and "reyes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "reeves" or "reyes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reeves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reeves" and "reyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reyes vs Rhys". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #128,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.