Which to use
“réunies” is a verb and “Réunion” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,072
- “réunies” frequency rank
- #1,277
- “Réunion” frequency rank
- 10349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réunies | Réunion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de réunir. | Île de l’océan Indien, à l’est de Madagascar et à l’ouest de Maurice. |
Where the eye mixes réunies and Réunion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réunies and Réunion follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: réunies vs Réunion
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réunies is \ʁe.y.ni\ while Réunion is \ʁe.y.njɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réunies is recorded at frequency rank #9,072, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.ni\. Réunion is at rank #1,277, tagged as aname, pronounced \ʁe.y.njɔ̃\.
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 10349, this pair ranks #413,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réunies vs Réunion
Shared letters: inrué. Private to "réunies": es. Private to "Réunion": o.
"réunies" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "Réunion" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "réunies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Réunion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réunies" and "Réunion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repliés vs réunies". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #413,319 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.