Which to use
“restés” is an adjective and “restons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,231
- “restés” frequency rank
- #11,654
- “restons” frequency rank
- 17885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | restés | restons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de resté. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rester. |
Where the eye mixes restés and restons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses restés with restons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: restés is \ʁɛs.te\ while restons is \ʁɛs.tɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
restés is recorded at frequency rank #6,231, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛs.te\. restons is at rank #11,654, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.tɔ̃\.
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 17885, this pair ranks #380,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of restés vs restons
Shared letters: erst. Private to "restés": é. Private to "restons": no.
"restés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "restons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- restons ← erstons · resotns · resstons · restnos · restonns · restonss · restosn · resttons
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "restés" for "restons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "restés" or "restons" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "restés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "restés" and "restons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "restons vs résumons". 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 #380,981 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.