Which to use
“résolue” and “résolus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,586
- “résolue” frequency rank
- #18,587
- “résolus” frequency rank
- 37173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résolue | résolus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de résolu. | Masculin pluriel de résolu. |
Same sound, different letters: résolue vs résolus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. résolue (CVCVCVV) and résolus (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - résolue and résolus
This is the hard kind. résolue 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 a single letter - e in “résolue” becomes s in “résolus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résolue is recorded at frequency rank #18,586, 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 37173, this pair ranks #264,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résolue vs résolus
Shared letters: lorsué. Private to "résolue": e. Private to "résolus": -.
"résolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "résolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "résolue" and "résolus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "résolue" or "résolus"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "résolue" 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 #264,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résolue" and "résolus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs résolue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #264,357 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.