Which to use
“restitué” is an adjective and “restituer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,438
- “restitué” frequency rank
- #17,254
- “restituer” frequency rank
- 50692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | restitué | restituer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a subi une restitution. | Rendre ce qui a été pris ou ce qui est possédé indûment, injustement. |
Same sound, different letters: restitué vs restituer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. restitué runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against restituer's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - restitué / restituer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: restitué and restituer 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50692, 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\. restituer is at rank #17,254, 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 50692, this pair ranks #160,678 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of restitué vs restituer
Shared letters: eirstu. Private to "restitué": é. Private to "restituer": -.
"restitué" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "restituer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- restituer ← erstituer · resittuer · resstituer · restiteur · restittuer · restituerr · restiture · restiuter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "restitué" and "restituer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "restitué" or "restituer"?
What to do next
"restitué" and "restituer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "restitué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restituer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,678 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "restitué" and "restituer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "restitué vs restitués". 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 #160,678 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.