Which to use
“réservé” is an adjective and “réservez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,715
- “réservé” frequency rank
- #22,409
- “réservez” frequency rank
- 26124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réservé | réservez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Discret, timide. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réserver. |
Same sound, different letters: réservé vs réservez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. réservé runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against réservez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réservé and réservez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réservé and réservez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.zɛʁ.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réservé is recorded at frequency rank #3,715, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zɛʁ.ve\. réservez is at rank #22,409, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zɛʁ.ve\.
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 26124, this pair ranks #336,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réservé vs réservez
Shared letters: ersvé. Private to "réservé": -. Private to "réservez": z.
"réservé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "réservez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réservé" and "réservez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réservé" vs "réservez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "réservé" / "réservez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réservé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réservez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réservé" and "réservez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réservez vs resterez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #336,976 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.