Which to use
“restèrent” and “resterez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,598
- “restèrent” frequency rank
- #47,574
- “resterez” frequency rank
- 75172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | restèrent | resterez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de rester. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de rester. |
Where the eye mixes restèrent and resterez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. restèrent runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against resterez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: restèrent vs resterez
A purely visual mix-up. restèrent (\ʁɛs.tɛʁ\) and resterez (\ʁɛs.tə.ʁe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
restèrent is recorded at frequency rank #27,598, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.tɛʁ\. resterez is at rank #47,574, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.tə.ʁe\.
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 75172, this pair ranks #34,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of restèrent vs resterez
Shared letters: erst. Private to "restèrent": nè. Private to "resterez": z.
"restèrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "resterez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- resterez ← ersterez · resetrez · ressterez · resteerz · resterezz · resterrez · resterze · restreez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "restèrent" for "resterez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "restèrent" or "resterez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "restèrent" and "resterez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "restèrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resterez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "restèrent" and "resterez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respirez vs resterez". 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 #34,897 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.