Which to use
“resterez” and “retirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,574
- “resterez” frequency rank
- #21,446
- “retirez” frequency rank
- 69020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resterez | retirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de rester. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retirer. |
Where the eye mixes resterez and retirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resterez runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against retirez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: resterez vs retirez
A purely visual mix-up. resterez (\ʁɛs.tə.ʁe\) and retirez (\ʁə.ti.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 69020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resterez is recorded at frequency rank #47,574, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.tə.ʁe\. retirez is at rank #21,446, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ti.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 69020, this pair ranks #56,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resterez vs retirez
Shared letters: ertz. Private to "resterez": s. Private to "retirez": i.
"resterez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "retirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "resterez" and "retirez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "resterez" or "retirez"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "resterez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resterez" and "retirez" 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 #56,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.