Which to use
“réjoui” and “réjouis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,709
- “réjoui” frequency rank
- #16,231
- “réjouis” frequency rank
- 51940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réjoui | réjouis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui exprime la gaieté. | Masculin pluriel de réjoui. |
Same sound, different letters: réjoui vs réjouis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. réjoui runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against réjouis's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réjoui and réjouis
This is the hard kind. réjoui and réjouis are pronounced identically (\ʁe.ʒwi\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réjoui” sits inside “réjouis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réjoui is recorded at frequency rank #35,709, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ʒwi\. 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 51940, this pair ranks #151,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réjoui vs réjouis
Shared letters: ijorué. Private to "réjoui": -. Private to "réjouis": s.
"réjoui" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "réjouis" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réjoui" for "réjouis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réjoui" vs "réjouis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "réjoui" / "réjouis". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réjoui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réjouis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réjoui" and "réjouis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs réjoui". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #151,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.