Which to use
“réjouissait” and “réjouissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,782
- “réjouissait” frequency rank
- #29,964
- “réjouissent” frequency rank
- 78746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réjouissait | réjouissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de réjouir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réjouir. |
Where the eye mixes réjouissait and réjouissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. réjouissait (CVCVVVCCVVC) and réjouissent (CVCVVVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: réjouissait vs réjouissent
A purely visual mix-up. réjouissait (\ʁe.ʒwi.sɛ\) and réjouissent (\ʁe.ʒwis\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réjouissait is recorded at frequency rank #48,782, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ʒwi.sɛ\. réjouissent is at rank #29,964, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ʒwis\.
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 78746, this pair ranks #24,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réjouissait vs réjouissent
Shared letters: ijorstué. Private to "réjouissait": a. Private to "réjouissent": en.
"réjouissait" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVVC · "réjouissent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réjouissait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réjouissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réjouissait" and "réjouissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réjouissait vs réjouissant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,997 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.