Which to use
“réservent” and “réservez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,530
- “réservent” frequency rank
- #22,409
- “réservez” frequency rank
- 51939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réservent | réservez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réserver. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réserver. |
Where the eye mixes réservent and réservez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réservent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against réservez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réservent with réservez
A purely visual mix-up. réservent (\ʁe.zɛʁv\) and réservez (\ʁe.zɛʁ.ve\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réservent is recorded at frequency rank #29,530, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zɛʁv\. 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 51939, this pair ranks #151,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réservent vs réservez
Shared letters: ersvé. Private to "réservent": nt. Private to "réservez": z.
"réservent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "réservez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réservent" and "réservez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réservent" or "réservez" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réservent" and "réservez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réservent" 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 #151,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réservent" and "réservez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repèrent vs réservent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #151,317 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.