restéesvsrestésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,550
“restées” frequency rank
#6,231
“restés” frequency rank
20781
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature restées restés
Definition Féminin pluriel de resté. Masculin pluriel de resté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set restées and restés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
restées
6 ch
restés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. restées and restés are pronounced identically (\ʁɛs.te\) 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 20781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

restées is recorded at frequency rank #14,550, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛs.te\. restés is at rank #6,231, tagged as anadj, 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 20781, this pair ranks #366,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of restées vs restés

Shared letters: ersté. Private to "restées": -. Private to "restés": -.

"restées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "restés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequency comparison

restées#14,550
restés#6,231

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "restées" and "restés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁɛs.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "restées" or "restés"?
"restés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,231 in our French list, against #14,550 for "restées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering restées vs restés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “restées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list