Which to use
“réjouissant” is an adjective and “réjouissons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,711
- “réjouissant” frequency rank
- #42,025
- “réjouissons” frequency rank
- 73736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réjouissant | réjouissons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui réjouit, qui amuse. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réjouir. |
Letter map: réjouissant vs réjouissons
Shared letters muted; letters that set réjouissant and réjouissons apart highlighted. Shared run: 9. réjouissant and réjouissons 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 réjouissons
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: réjouissant is anadjective and réjouissonsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réjouissant is recorded at frequency rank #31,711, classified as anadj. réjouissons is at rank #42,025, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ʒwi.sɔ̃\.
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 73736, this pair ranks #39,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réjouissant vs réjouissons
Shared letters: ijnorsué. Private to "réjouissant": at. Private to "réjouissons": -.
"réjouissant" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCC · "réjouissons" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réjouissant" and "réjouissons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "réjouissant" or "réjouissons" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "réjouissant" vs "réjouissons" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "réjouissant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réjouissons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réjouissant" and "réjouissons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réjouissait vs réjouissant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #39,460 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.