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“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.

6 ch
résolu
7 ch
résolus

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?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁe.zɔ.ly\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Frequency check: "résolu" vs "résolus" - which ranks higher?
"résolu" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,655 in our French list, against #18,587 for "résolus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list