Which to use
“restitué” is an adjective and “restituée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,438
- “restitué” frequency rank
- #43,638
- “restituée” frequency rank
- 77076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | restitué | restituée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a subi une restitution. | Participe passé féminin singulier de restituer. |
Same sound, different letters: restitué vs restituée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. restitué runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against restituée's 9 (CVCCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - restitué and restituée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: restitué and restituée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɛs.ti.tɥe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “restitué” sits inside “restituée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
restitué is recorded at frequency rank #33,438, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛs.ti.tɥe\. restituée is at rank #43,638, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.ti.tɥe\.
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 77076, this pair ranks #29,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of restitué vs restituée
Shared letters: eirstué. Private to "restitué": -. Private to "restituée": -.
"restitué" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "restituée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "restitué" and "restituée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "restitué" vs "restituée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "restitué" / "restituée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "restitué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restituée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "restitué" and "restituée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "restituée vs restitués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.