Which to use
“résolu” and “résolue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,655
- “résolu” frequency rank
- #18,586
- “résolue” frequency rank
- 25241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résolu | résolue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déterminé ; hardi. | Féminin singulier de résolu. |
Same sound, different letters: résolu vs résolue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. résolu runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against résolue's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: résolu vs résolue
This is the hard kind. résolu and résolue are pronounced identically (\ʁe.zɔ.ly\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “résolu” sits inside “résolue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résolu is recorded at frequency rank #6,655, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zɔ.ly\. résolue is at rank #18,586, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zɔ.ly\.
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 25241, this pair ranks #341,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of résolu vs résolue
Shared letters: lorsué. Private to "résolu": -. Private to "résolue": e.
"résolu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "résolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "résolu" for "résolue" ever safe?
Which is more common, "résolu" or "résolue"?
What to do next
"résolu" and "résolue" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "résolu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résolue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résolu" and "résolue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs résolue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #341,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.