Which to use
“retira” and “réunira” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,349
- “retira” frequency rank
- #26,523
- “réunira” frequency rank
- 49872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retira | réunira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe retirer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de réunir. |
Where the eye mixes retira and réunira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. retira runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against réunira's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses retira with réunira
A purely visual mix-up. retira (\ʁə.ti.ʁa\) and réunira (\ʁe.y.ni.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retira is recorded at frequency rank #23,349, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ti.ʁa\. réunira is at rank #26,523, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.ni.ʁa\.
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 49872, this pair ranks #167,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retira vs réunira
Shared letters: air. Private to "retira": et. Private to "réunira": nué.
"retira" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "réunira" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retira ← ertira · reitra · retiar · retirra · retria · rettira · rretira · rteira
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "retira" and "réunira" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "retira" vs "réunira" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "retira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réunira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retira" and "réunira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagira vs réunira". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #167,228 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.