réintégrervsréitérerConfusable pair

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.

10 ch
réintégrer
8 ch
réitérer

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\ versus \ʁe.i.te.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réintégrer" or "réitérer"?
"réintégrer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,016 in our French list, against #30,791 for "réitérer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list