résoudravsrésoudreWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“résoudra” and “résoudre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,172
“résoudra” frequency rank
#2,961
“résoudre” frequency rank
35133
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature résoudra résoudre
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de résoudre. Décomposer un corps en ses éléments.

Where the eye mixes résoudra and résoudre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. résoudra and résoudre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
résoudra
8 ch
résoudre

Look-alike desk: résoudra vs résoudre

A purely visual mix-up. résoudra (\ʁe.zu.dʁa\) and résoudre (\ʁe.zudʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “résoudra” becomes e in “résoudre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

résoudra is recorded at frequency rank #32,172, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zu.dʁa\. résoudre is at rank #2,961, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zudʁ\.

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 35133, this pair ranks #278,940 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of résoudra vs résoudre

Shared letters: dorsué. Private to "résoudra": a. Private to "résoudre": e.

"résoudra" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "résoudre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "résoudra" and "résoudre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.zu.dʁa\ versus \ʁe.zudʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "résoudra" vs "résoudre" - which ranks higher?
"résoudre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,961 in our French list, against #32,172 for "résoudra". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "résoudra" and "résoudre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "résoudra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "résoudre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #278,940 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "résoudra" and "résoudre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recouvré vs résoudre". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #278,940 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