Which to use
“residence” and “résilience” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,115
- “residence” frequency rank
- #20,561
- “résilience” frequency rank
- 63676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | residence | résilience |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demeure, domicile, gîte, habitation, logement, logis. | Rapport entre l’énergie nécessaire pour briser un métal et la surface de la section brisée. |
Where the eye mixes residence and résilience
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. residence runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against résilience's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between residence and résilience
A purely visual mix-up. residence ([ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns]) and résilience (\ʁe.zi.ljɑ̃s\) 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 63676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
residence is recorded at frequency rank #43,115, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɹɛz.ɪ.dəns]. résilience is at rank #20,561, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zi.ljɑ̃s\.
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 63676, this pair ranks #80,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of residence vs résilience
Shared letters: ceinrs. Private to "residence": d. Private to "résilience": lé.
"residence" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "résilience" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- residence ← ersidence · reisdence · resdience · residdence · residecne · residencce · residenec · residennce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "residence" for "résilience" ever safe?
Which is more common, "residence" or "résilience"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "residence" and "résilience" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "residence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résilience" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "residence" and "résilience" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "residence vs résidente". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #80,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.