Which to use
“renié” and “réunies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,515
- “renié” frequency rank
- #9,072
- “réunies” frequency rank
- 38587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renié | réunies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de renier. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de réunir. |
Where the eye mixes renié and réunies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. renié runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against réunies's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between renié and réunies
A purely visual mix-up. renié (\ʁə.nje\) and réunies (\ʁe.y.ni\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renié is recorded at frequency rank #29,515, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.nje\. 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 38587, this pair ranks #254,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of renié vs réunies
Shared letters: einré. Private to "renié": -. Private to "réunies": su.
"renié" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "réunies" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "renié" for "réunies" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "renié" or "réunies" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "renié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réunies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,234 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renié" and "réunies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs renié". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #254,234 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.