Which to use
“résumé” is a noun and “résumée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,452
- “résumé” frequency rank
- #28,340
- “résumée” frequency rank
- 30792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résumé | résumée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui résume un texte, un discours, un propos, etc. | Participe passé féminin singulier de résumer. |
Same sound, different letters: résumé vs résumée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - résumé and résumée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: résumé and résumée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.zy.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “résumé” sits inside “résumée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résumé is recorded at frequency rank #2,452, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zy.me\. résumée is at rank #28,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zy.me\.
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 30792, this pair ranks #307,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résumé vs résumée
Shared letters: mrsué. Private to "résumé": -. Private to "résumée": e.
"résumé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "résumée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "résumé" and "résumée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "résumé" or "résumée" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "résumé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résumée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résumé" and "résumée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs résumée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #307,959 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.