Which to use
“réintégrer” and “réitérer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,016
- “réintégrer” frequency rank
- #30,791
- “réitérer” frequency rank
- 53807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réintégrer | réitérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remettre, rétablir quelqu’un dans la possession d’une chose dont il avait été dépossédé. | Faire de nouveau, recommencer, renouveler, répéter. |
Where the eye mixes réintégrer and réitérer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. réintégrer runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCCVC) against réitérer's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réintégrer and réitérer
A purely visual mix-up. réintégrer (\ʁe.ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\) and réitérer (\ʁe.i.te.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réintégrer is recorded at frequency rank #23,016, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\. réitérer is at rank #30,791, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.i.te.ʁe\.
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 53807, this pair ranks #138,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réintégrer vs réitérer
Shared letters: eirté. Private to "réintégrer": gn. Private to "réitérer": -.
"réintégrer" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC · "réitérer" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réintégrer" and "réitérer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réintégrer" or "réitérer"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réintégrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réitérer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réintégrer" and "réitérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réitérer vs resterez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #138,231 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.