Which to use
“réjouissant” is an adjective and “réjouissent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,711
- “réjouissant” frequency rank
- #29,964
- “réjouissent” frequency rank
- 61675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réjouissant | réjouissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui réjouit, qui amuse. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réjouir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réjouissant and réjouissent apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: réjouissant is anadjective and réjouissentaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “réjouissant” becomes e in “réjouissent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réjouissant is recorded at frequency rank #31,711, classified as anadj. 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 61675, this pair ranks #91,049 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réjouissant vs réjouissent
Shared letters: ijnorstué. Private to "réjouissant": a. Private to "réjouissent": e.
"réjouissant" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCC · "réjouissent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering réjouissant vs réjouissent
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “réjouissant”; for a verb, it's “réjouissent”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réjouissant” entry
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