Which to use
“reset” is a noun and “restés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,341
- “reset” frequency rank
- #6,231
- “restés” frequency rank
- 36572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reset | restés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réinitialisation d’un système. | Masculin pluriel de resté. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reset and restés apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reset is \ʁe.zɛt\ while restés is \ʁɛs.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reset is recorded at frequency rank #30,341, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zɛt\. restés is at rank #6,231, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛs.te\.
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 36572, this pair ranks #268,670 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reset vs restés
Shared letters: erst. Private to "reset": -. Private to "restés": é.
"reset" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "restés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reset ← erset · reest · resett · resset · rreset · rseet