Which to use
“réformée” and “réformés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,860
- “réformée” frequency rank
- #34,297
- “réformés” frequency rank
- 61157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réformée | réformés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réformé. | Masculin pluriel de réformé. |
Same sound, different letters: réformée vs réformés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réformée (CVCVCCVV) and réformés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: réformée vs réformés
This is the hard kind. réformée and réformés are pronounced identically (\ʁe.fɔʁ.me\) 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 “réformée” becomes s in “réformés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réformée is recorded at frequency rank #26,860, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.fɔʁ.me\. réformés is at rank #34,297, 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 61157, this pair ranks #93,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réformée vs réformés
Shared letters: fmoré. Private to "réformée": e. Private to "réformés": s.
"réformée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "réformés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réformée" for "réformés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réformée" vs "réformés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réformée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réformés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réformée" and "réformés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réformées vs réformés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #93,790 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.