Which to use
“résigné” and “résisté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,714
- “résigné” frequency rank
- #13,687
- “résisté” frequency rank
- 45401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résigné | résisté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui s’est résigné. | Qui subit une résistance. |
Where the eye mixes résigné and résisté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. résigné and résisté follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between résigné and résisté
A purely visual mix-up. résigné (\ʁe.zi.ɲe\) and résisté (\ʁe.zis.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résigné is recorded at frequency rank #31,714, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zi.ɲe\. résisté is at rank #13,687, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zis.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 45401, this pair ranks #202,972 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résigné vs résisté
Shared letters: irsé. Private to "résigné": gn. Private to "résisté": t.
"résigné" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "résisté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "résigné" and "résisté" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "résigné" or "résisté" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "résigné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résisté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,972 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résigné" and "résisté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regagné vs résigné". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #202,972 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.