Which to use
“rest” and “restez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,744
- “rest” frequency rank
- #6,747
- “restez” frequency rank
- 31491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rest | restez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe rêtre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rester. |
Where the eye mixes rest and restez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rest vs restez
A purely visual mix-up. rest (\ʁɛ\) and restez (\ʁɛs.te\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “rest” sits inside “restez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rest is recorded at frequency rank #24,744, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ\. restez is at rank #6,747, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.te\.
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 31491, this pair ranks #303,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rest vs restez
Shared letters: erst. Private to "rest": -. Private to "restez": z.
"rest" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "restez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rest" and "restez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rest" or "restez"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rest" and "restez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs rest". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #303,470 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.