Which to use
“résumée” is a verb and “résumés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,340
- “résumée” frequency rank
- #21,161
- “résumés” frequency rank
- 49501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résumée | résumés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de résumer. | Pluriel de résumé. |
Same sound, different letters: résumée vs résumés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. résumée (CVCVCVV) and résumés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: résumée vs résumés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: résumée and résumés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.zy.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “résumée” becomes s in “résumés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49501, 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\. résumés is at rank #21,161, tagged as anoun, 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 49501, this pair ranks #170,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résumée vs résumés
Shared letters: mrsué. Private to "résumée": e. Private to "résumés": -.
"résumée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "résumés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "résumée" vs "résumés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"résumée" and "résumés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "résumée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résumés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résumée" and "résumés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs résumée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #170,105 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.