Which to use
“réjouissent” and “réjouissons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,964
- “réjouissent” frequency rank
- #42,025
- “réjouissons” frequency rank
- 71989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réjouissent | réjouissons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réjouir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réjouir. |
Where the eye mixes réjouissent and réjouissons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. réjouissent and réjouissons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses réjouissent with réjouissons
A purely visual mix-up. réjouissent (\ʁe.ʒwis\) and réjouissons (\ʁe.ʒwi.sɔ̃\) 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 71989, 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\. 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 71989, this pair ranks #45,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réjouissent vs réjouissons
Shared letters: ijnorsué. Private to "réjouissent": et. Private to "réjouissons": -.
"réjouissent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCC · "réjouissons" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réjouissent" for "réjouissons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réjouissent" or "réjouissons" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réjouissent" and "réjouissons" 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 "réjouissons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réjouissent" and "réjouissons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réjouissent vs réjouissez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #45,591 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.