Which to use
“reine” is a noun and “réunie” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,635
- “reine” frequency rank
- #14,557
- “réunie” frequency rank
- 16192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reine | réunie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reine régnante, dirigeante d’un pays, appelé « royaume ». Son mari est souvent appelé « prince consort ». | Participe passé féminin singulier de réunir. |
Where the eye mixes reine and réunie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reine runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against réunie's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reine and réunie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reine is \ʁɛn\ while réunie 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 16192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reine is recorded at frequency rank #1,635, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛn\. réunie is at rank #14,557, 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 16192, this pair ranks #388,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reine vs réunie
Shared letters: einr. Private to "reine": -. Private to "réunie": ué.
"reine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "réunie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reine ← erine · reien · reinne · renie · riene · rreine
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reine" and "réunie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reine" vs "réunie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réunie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reine" and "réunie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réunie vs Rune". 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 #388,951 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.