Which to use
“résumée” and “résumer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,340
- “résumée” frequency rank
- #8,777
- “résumer” frequency rank
- 37117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résumée | résumer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de résumer. | Resserrer et rendre en peu de paroles ce qu’il y a de plus important dans une discussion, dans un discours, dans un argument. |
Same sound, different letters: résumée vs résumer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - résumée and résumer
This is the hard kind. résumée and résumer are pronounced identically (\ʁe.zy.me\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résumée is recorded at frequency rank #28,340, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zy.me\. résumer is at rank #8,777, 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 37117, this pair ranks #264,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résumée vs résumer
Shared letters: emrsué. Private to "résumée": -. Private to "résumer": -.
"résumée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "résumer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "résumée" and "résumer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "résumée" or "résumer" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "résumée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résumer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résumée" and "résumer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs résumée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #264,771 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.