Which to use
“résider” and “résilier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,017
- “résider” frequency rank
- #22,410
- “résilier” frequency rank
- 45427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résider | résilier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire sa demeure ou sa résidence en quelque endroit. | Annuler, mettre fin à un contrat. |
Where the eye mixes résider and résilier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. résider runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against résilier's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: résider vs résilier
A purely visual mix-up. résider (\ʁe.zi.de\) and résilier (\ʁe.zi.lje\) 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 45427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résider is recorded at frequency rank #23,017, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zi.de\. résilier is at rank #22,410, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zi.lje\.
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 45427, this pair ranks #202,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résider vs résilier
Shared letters: eirsé. Private to "résider": d. Private to "résilier": l.
"résider" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "résilier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "résider" and "résilier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "résider" or "résilier" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "résider" and "résilier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "résider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résilier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résider" and "résilier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résider vs résiduel". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #202,790 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.