Which to use
“requis” and “requises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,549
- “requis” frequency rank
- #14,133
- “requises” frequency rank
- 20682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requis | requises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | D’une chose ou d’un concept : qui fait partie de conditions fixées par la loi ou un règlement. | Féminin pluriel de requis. |
Where the eye mixes requis and requises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses requis with requises
A purely visual mix-up. requis (\ʁə.ki\) and requises (\ʁə.kiz\) 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 extra letter(s) - “requis” sits inside “requises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
requis is recorded at frequency rank #6,549, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ki\. requises is at rank #14,133, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.kiz\.
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 20682, this pair ranks #367,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of requis vs requises
Shared letters: eiqrsu. Private to "requis": -. Private to "requises": -.
"requis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "requises" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "requis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requis" and "requises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "requises vs révisés". 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 #367,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.