Which to use
“renier” and “réunies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,994
- “renier” frequency rank
- #9,072
- “réunies” frequency rank
- 25066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renier | réunies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déclarer, contre la vérité, que l’on ne connaît pas une personne, une chose. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de réunir. |
Where the eye mixes renier and réunies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. renier runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against réunies's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses renier with réunies
A purely visual mix-up. renier (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renier is recorded at frequency rank #15,994, 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 25066, this pair ranks #342,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of renier vs réunies
Shared letters: einr. Private to "renier": -. Private to "réunies": sué.
"renier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "réunies" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- renier ← ernier · reiner · reneir · renierr · renire · rennier · rneier · rrenier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "renier" and "réunies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "renier" vs "réunies" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "renier" 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 #342,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renier" and "réunies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rainier vs renier". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #342,991 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.