réservéevsréservezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réservée is a adjective, réservez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réservée and réservez apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
réservée
8 ch
réservez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

réservée#6,654
réservez#22,409

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réservée" and "réservez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réservée" is an adjective and "réservez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réservée" or "réservez"?
"réservée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,654 in our French list, against #22,409 for "réservez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réservée vs réservez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “réservée”; for a verb, it's “réservez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réservée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list