Which to use
“résument” is a verb and “résumés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,022
- “résument” frequency rank
- #21,161
- “résumés” frequency rank
- 45183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résument | résumés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de résumer. | Pluriel de résumé. |
Where the eye mixes résument and résumés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. résument runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against résumés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: résument vs résumés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: résument is \ʁe.zym\ while résumés is \ʁe.zy.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résument is recorded at frequency rank #24,022, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zym\. 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 45183, this pair ranks #204,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résument vs résumés
Shared letters: mrsué. Private to "résument": ent. Private to "résumés": -.
"résument" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "résumés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "résument" for "résumés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "résument" or "résumés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "résument" and "résumés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "résument" 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 #204,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résument" and "résumés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rement vs résument". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #204,736 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.