réunievsréuniraWhich spelling fits?

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“réunie” and “réunira” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,557
“réunie” frequency rank
#26,523
“réunira” frequency rank
41080
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réunie réunira
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de réunir. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de réunir.

Where the eye mixes réunie and réunira

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réunie runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against réunira's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
réunie
7 ch
réunira

Why the eye confuses réunie with réunira

A purely visual mix-up. réunie (\ʁe.y.ni\) 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 41080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réunie is recorded at frequency rank #14,557, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.ni\. 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 41080, this pair ranks #235,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réunie vs réunira

Shared letters: inrué. Private to "réunie": e. Private to "réunira": a.

"réunie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "réunira" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réunie" and "réunira" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.y.ni\ versus \ʁe.y.ni.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réunie" vs "réunira" - which ranks higher?
"réunie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,557 in our French list, against #26,523 for "réunira". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réunie" 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 #235,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réunie" and "réunira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagira vs réunira". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #235,675 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list