Which to use
“restitué” is an adjective and “restitués” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,438
- “restitué” frequency rank
- #49,911
- “restitués” frequency rank
- 83349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | restitué | restitués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a subi une restitution. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de restituer. |
Same sound, different letters: restitué vs restitués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. restitué runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against restitués's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - restitué / restitués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: restitué and restitués 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 “restitués”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83349, 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\. restitués is at rank #49,911, 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 83349, this pair ranks #14,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of restitué vs restitués
Shared letters: eirstué. Private to "restitué": -. Private to "restitués": -.
"restitué" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "restitués" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "restitué" and "restitués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "restitué" vs "restitués" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "restitué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restitués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "restitué" and "restitués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "restituée vs restitués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,997 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.