Which to use
“reine” is a noun and “ruinée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,635
- “reine” frequency rank
- #24,014
- “ruinée” frequency rank
- 25649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reine | ruinée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reine régnante, dirigeante d’un pays, appelé « royaume ». Son mari est souvent appelé « prince consort ». | Féminin singulier de ruiné. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reine and ruinée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reine is \ʁɛn\ while ruinée is \ʁɥi.ne\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25649, 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\. ruinée is at rank #24,014, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɥi.ne\.
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 25649, this pair ranks #339,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reine vs ruinée
Shared letters: einr. Private to "reine": -. Private to "ruinée": ué.
"reine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "ruinée" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reine ← erine · reien · reinne · renie · riene · rreine
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reine" and "ruinée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "reine" or "ruinée"?
Remembering reine vs ruinée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “reine”; for an adjective, it's “ruinée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reine” entry
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