Which to use
“résolu” and “résolus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,655
- “résolu” frequency rank
- #18,587
- “résolus” frequency rank
- 25242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résolu | résolus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déterminé ; hardi. | Masculin pluriel de résolu. |
Same sound, different letters: résolu vs résolus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. résolu runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against résolus's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - résolu and résolus
This is the hard kind. résolu and résolus 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 “résolus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25242, 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\. résolus is at rank #18,587, 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 25242, this pair ranks #341,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of résolu vs résolus
Shared letters: lorsué. Private to "résolu": -. Private to "résolus": -.
"résolu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "résolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "résolu" and "résolus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "résolu" vs "résolus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "résolu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résolus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résolu" and "résolus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résolus vs révolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #341,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.