régiesvsréuniesTell them apart

Quick tell: régies is a noun, réunies is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“régies” is a noun and “réunies” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,380
“régies” frequency rank
#9,072
“réunies” frequency rank
33452
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régies réunies
Definition Pluriel de régie. Participe passé féminin pluriel de réunir.

Where the eye mixes régies and réunies

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. régies runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against réunies's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
régies
7 ch
réunies

Look-alike desk: régies vs réunies

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régies is \ʁe.ʒi\ while réunies is \ʁe.y.ni\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

régies is recorded at frequency rank #24,380, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ʒi\. réunies is at rank #9,072, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.ni\.

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 33452, this pair ranks #290,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of régies vs réunies

Shared letters: eirsé. Private to "régies": g. Private to "réunies": nu.

"régies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "réunies" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "régies" and "réunies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "régies" is a noun and "réunies" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "régies" or "réunies"?
"réunies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,072 in our French list, against #24,380 for "régies". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "régies" and "réunies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "régies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réunies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #290,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régies" and "réunies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régies vs Reis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #290,551 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