Which to use
“rejouer” is a verb and “réjoui” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,387
- “rejouer” frequency rank
- #35,709
- “réjoui” frequency rank
- 55096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejouer | réjoui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jouer de nouveau, se remettre à jouer. | Qui exprime la gaieté. |
Where the eye mixes rejouer and réjoui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rejouer runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against réjoui's 6 (CVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rejouer with réjoui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rejouer is \ʁə.ʒwe\ while réjoui 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 55096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rejouer is recorded at frequency rank #19,387, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒwe\. réjoui is at rank #35,709, 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 55096, this pair ranks #129,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rejouer vs réjoui
Shared letters: joru. Private to "rejouer": e. Private to "réjoui": ié.
"rejouer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "réjoui" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rejouer ← erjouer · rejjouer · rejoeur · rejouerr · rejoure · rejuoer · reojuer · rjeouer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rejouer" and "réjoui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rejouer" vs "réjoui" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rejouer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réjoui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejouer" and "réjoui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs réjoui". 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 #129,708 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.