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“réformé” and “réformées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,357
“réformé” frequency rank
#49,926
“réformées” frequency rank
73283
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réformé réformées
Definition Qui n’est plus utilisé Féminin pluriel de réformé.

Letter map: réformé vs réformées

Shared letters muted; letters that set réformé and réformées apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.

7 ch
réformé
9 ch
réformées

Corpus notes: réformé and réformées

réformé and réformées are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “réformé” sits inside “réformées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réformé is recorded at frequency rank #23,357, classified as anadj. réformées is at rank #49,926, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.fɔʁ.me\.

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 73283, this pair ranks #41,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réformé vs réformées

Shared letters: fmoré. Private to "réformé": -. Private to "réformées": es.

"réformé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "réformées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réformé" and "réformées" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “réformé” sits inside “réformées”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "réformé" or "réformées"?
"réformé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,357 in our French list, against #49,926 for "réformées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "réformé" and "réformées".

  • Full dictionary entry for "réformé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réformées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réformé" and "réformées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réformées vs renommées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #41,008 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list