Which to use
“résisté” is an adjective and “reste” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,687
- “résisté” frequency rank
- #205
- “reste” frequency rank
- 13892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résisté | reste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui subit une résistance. | Ce qui demeure d’un tout, d’une plus grande quantité ; ce qui subsiste d’une chose passée, tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral. |
Where the eye mixes résisté and reste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. résisté runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against reste's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: résisté vs reste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: résisté is \ʁe.zis.te\ while reste is \ʁɛst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résisté is recorded at frequency rank #13,687, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zis.te\. reste is at rank #205, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛst\.
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 13892, this pair ranks #399,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of résisté vs reste
Shared letters: rst. Private to "résisté": ié. Private to "reste": e.
"résisté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "reste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reste ← erste · resste · restte · retse · rreste · rsete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "résisté" and "reste" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "résisté" or "reste" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "résisté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résisté" and "reste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résisté vs résistera". 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 #399,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.