Which to use
“réfléchie” and “réfléchis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,867
- “réfléchie” frequency rank
- #8,459
- “réfléchis” frequency rank
- 27326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réfléchie | réfléchis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réfléchi. | Masculin pluriel de réfléchi. |
Same sound, different letters: réfléchie vs réfléchis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. réfléchie (CVCCVCCVV) and réfléchis (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - réfléchie and réfléchis
This is the hard kind. réfléchie and réfléchis are pronounced identically (\ʁe.fle.ʃi\) and both work as anadjective. 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 “réfléchie” becomes s in “réfléchis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réfléchie is recorded at frequency rank #18,867, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.fle.ʃi\. réfléchis is at rank #8,459, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.fle.ʃi\.
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 27326, this pair ranks #329,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réfléchie vs réfléchis
Shared letters: cfhilré. Private to "réfléchie": e. Private to "réfléchis": s.
"réfléchie" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "réfléchis" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réfléchie" for "réfléchis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réfléchie" vs "réfléchis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réfléchie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réfléchis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,700 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réfléchie" and "réfléchis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réfléchie vs réfléchisse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #329,700 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.