rejouévsréjouisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rejoué is a verb, réjouis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rejoué” is a verb and “réjouis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,147
“rejoué” frequency rank
#16,231
“réjouis” frequency rank
64378
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rejoué réjouis
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de rejouer. Masculin pluriel de réjoui.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rejoué and réjouis apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
rejoué
7 ch
réjouis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rejoué is \ʁə.ʒwe\ while réjouis is \ʁe.ʒwi\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rejoué is recorded at frequency rank #48,147, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒwe\. réjouis is at rank #16,231, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ʒwi\.

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 64378, this pair ranks #77,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rejoué vs réjouis

Shared letters: jorué. Private to "rejoué": e. Private to "réjouis": is.

"rejoué" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV  ·  "réjouis" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC

Frequency comparison

rejoué#48,147
réjouis#16,231

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rejoué" and "réjouis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rejoué" is a verb and "réjouis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rejoué" or "réjouis"?
"réjouis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,231 in our French list, against #48,147 for "rejoué". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rejoué vs réjouis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “rejoué”; for an adjective, it's “réjouis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rejoué” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list