Which to use
“réservée” is an adjective and “réservez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,654
- “réservée” frequency rank
- #22,409
- “réservez” frequency rank
- 29063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réservée | réservez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réservé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réserver. |
Same sound, different letters: réservée vs réservez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réservée (CVCVCCVV) and réservez (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - réservée and réservez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réservée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réservée is recorded at frequency rank #6,654, 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 29063, this pair ranks #318,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réservée vs réservez
Shared letters: ersvé. Private to "réservée": -. Private to "réservez": z.
"réservée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "réservez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réservée" and "réservez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "réservée" or "réservez"?
Useful next steps
"réservée" and "réservez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "réservée" 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 #318,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réservée" and "réservez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réservez vs resterez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #318,967 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.