Which to use
“réjouissent” and “réjouissez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,964
- “réjouissent” frequency rank
- #49,340
- “réjouissez” frequency rank
- 79304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réjouissent | réjouissez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réjouir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réjouir. |
Where the eye mixes réjouissent and réjouissez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. réjouissent runs 11 letters (CVCVVVCCVCC) against réjouissez's 10 (CVCVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réjouissent and réjouissez
A purely visual mix-up. réjouissent (\ʁe.ʒwis\) and réjouissez (\ʁe.ʒwi.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réjouissent is recorded at frequency rank #29,964, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ʒwis\. réjouissez is at rank #49,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ʒwi.se\.
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 79304, this pair ranks #23,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réjouissent vs réjouissez
Shared letters: eijorsué. Private to "réjouissent": nt. Private to "réjouissez": z.
"réjouissent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCC · "réjouissez" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réjouissent" and "réjouissez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réjouissent" or "réjouissez"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réjouissent" and "réjouissez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réjouissent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réjouissez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réjouissent" and "réjouissez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réjouissait vs réjouissent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,627 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.