Which to use
“réservés” is an adjective and “réservez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,388
- “réservés” frequency rank
- #22,409
- “réservez” frequency rank
- 31797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réservés | réservez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de réservé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réserver. |
Same sound, different letters: réservés vs réservez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. réservés and réservez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - réservés and réservez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réservés 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 31797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réservés is recorded at frequency rank #9,388, 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 31797, this pair ranks #301,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réservés vs réservez
Shared letters: ersvé. Private to "réservés": -. Private to "réservez": z.
"réservés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "réservez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réservés" and "réservez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réservés" vs "réservez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "réservés" / "réservez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réservés" 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 #301,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réservés" and "réservez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réservez vs resterez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #301,485 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.