Which to use
“résolues” and “résolus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,263
- “résolues” frequency rank
- #18,587
- “résolus” frequency rank
- 53850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résolues | résolus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de résolu. | Masculin pluriel de résolu. |
Same sound, different letters: résolues vs résolus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. résolues runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against résolus's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - résolues / résolus
This is the hard kind. résolues 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résolues is recorded at frequency rank #35,263, 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 53850, this pair ranks #137,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résolues vs résolus
Shared letters: lorsué. Private to "résolues": e. Private to "résolus": -.
"résolues" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "résolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "résolues" and "résolus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "résolues" or "résolus" show up more?
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 "résolues" 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 #137,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résolues" and "résolus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résolues vs révolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #137,978 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.