réitérervsresterezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“réitérer” and “resterez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,791
“réitérer” frequency rank
#47,574
“resterez” frequency rank
78365
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réitérer resterez
Definition Faire de nouveau, recommencer, renouveler, répéter. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de rester.

Where the eye mixes réitérer and resterez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réitérer (CVVCVCVC) and resterez (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
réitérer
8 ch
resterez

Visual trap between réitérer and resterez

A purely visual mix-up. réitérer (\ʁe.i.te.ʁe\) and resterez (\ʁɛs.tə.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réitérer is recorded at frequency rank #30,791, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.i.te.ʁe\. resterez is at rank #47,574, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.tə.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 78365, this pair ranks #25,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réitérer vs resterez

Shared letters: ert. Private to "réitérer": ié. Private to "resterez": sz.

"réitérer" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "resterez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resterez ← ersterez · resetrez · ressterez · resteerz · resterezz · resterrez · resterze · restreez

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réitérer" and "resterez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.i.te.ʁe\ versus \ʁɛs.tə.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réitérer" or "resterez"?
"réitérer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,791 in our French list, against #47,574 for "resterez". 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 "réitérer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resterez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réitérer" and "resterez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respirez vs resterez". 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 #25,935 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