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. |
Letter map: réjouissant vs réjouissent
Shared letters muted; letters that set réjouissant and réjouissent apart highlighted. Shared run: 10. réjouissant and réjouissent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: réjouissant vs réjouissent
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réjouissant" and "réjouissent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "réjouissant" or "réjouissent"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "réjouissant" 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 #91,049 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réjouissant" and "réjouissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réjouissait vs réjouissant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #91,049 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.