Which to use
“rentré” and “restée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,017
- “rentré” frequency rank
- #5,073
- “restée” frequency rank
- 9090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rentré | restée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter) | Féminin singulier de resté. |
Where the eye mixes rentré and restée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rentré and restée
A purely visual mix-up. rentré (\ʁɑ̃.tʁe\) and restée (\ʁɛs.te\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rentré is recorded at frequency rank #4,017, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\. restée is at rank #5,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛs.te\.
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 9090, this pair ranks #417,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rentré vs restée
Shared letters: erté. Private to "rentré": n. Private to "restée": s.
"rentré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "restée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rentré" for "restée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rentré" or "restée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rentré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rentré" and "restée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "restée vs rustre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #417,830 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.