reliésvsréuniesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reliés is a adjective, réunies is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reliés” is an adjective and “réunies” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,470
“reliés” frequency rank
#9,072
“réunies” frequency rank
20542
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reliés réunies
Definition Masculin pluriel de relié. Participe passé féminin pluriel de réunir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reliés and réunies apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
reliés
7 ch
réunies

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reliés is \ʁə.lje\ while réunies is \ʁe.y.ni\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reliés is recorded at frequency rank #11,470, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.lje\. réunies is at rank #9,072, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.ni\.

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 20542, this pair ranks #367,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reliés vs réunies

Shared letters: eirsé. Private to "reliés": l. Private to "réunies": nu.

"reliés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "réunies" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC

Frequency comparison

reliés#11,470
réunies#9,072

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reliés" and "réunies" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reliés" is an adjective and "réunies" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reliés" or "réunies"?
"réunies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,072 in our French list, against #11,470 for "reliés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reliés vs réunies

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “reliés”; for a verb, it's “réunies”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reliés” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list