Which to use
“renseigne” and “renseigner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,782
- “renseigne” frequency rank
- #7,753
- “renseigner” frequency rank
- 22535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renseigne | renseigner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de renseigner. | Donner des renseignements. |
Where the eye mixes renseigne and renseigner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. renseigne runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against renseigner's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between renseigne and renseigner
A purely visual mix-up. renseigne (\ʁɑ̃.sɛɲ\) and renseigner (\ʁɑ̃.se.ɲe\) 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 extra letter(s) - “renseigne” sits inside “renseigner”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renseigne is recorded at frequency rank #14,782, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.sɛɲ\. renseigner is at rank #7,753, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.se.ɲe\.
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 22535, this pair ranks #357,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of renseigne vs renseigner
Shared letters: eginrs. Private to "renseigne": -. Private to "renseigner": -.
"renseigne" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "renseigner" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- renseigne ← ernseigne · renesigne · rennseigne · rensegine · renseigen · renseiggne · renseignne · renseinge
- renseigner ← ernseigner · renesigner · rennseigner · renseginer · renseigenr · renseiggner · renseignerr · renseignner
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "renseigne" for "renseigner" ever safe?
Frequency check: "renseigne" vs "renseigner" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "renseigne" and "renseigner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "renseigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renseigner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renseigne" and "renseigner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renseigne vs renseignent". 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 #357,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.