Which to use
“résigner” and “résilier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,134
- “résigner” frequency rank
- #22,410
- “résilier” frequency rank
- 51544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résigner | résilier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se démettre, remettre. Il s’entendait ordinairement d’un bénéfice. | Annuler, mettre fin à un contrat. |
Where the eye mixes résigner and résilier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: résigner vs résilier
A purely visual mix-up. résigner (\ʁe.zi.ɲe\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résigner is recorded at frequency rank #29,134, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zi.ɲe\. 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 51544, this pair ranks #154,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résigner vs résilier
Shared letters: eirsé. Private to "résigner": gn. Private to "résilier": l.
"résigner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "résilier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "résigner" and "résilier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "résigner" or "résilier"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "résigner" and "résilier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "résigner" 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 #154,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résigner" and "résilier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résigner vs résines". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #154,211 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.