réuniesvsréuniraTell them apart

Which to use

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

#9,072
“réunies” frequency rank
#26,523
“réunira” frequency rank
35595
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes réunies and réunira

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réunies (CVVCVVC) and réunira (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
réunies
7 ch
réunira

Why the eye confuses réunies with réunira

A purely visual mix-up. réunies (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35595, 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\. 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 35595, this pair ranks #275,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réunies vs réunira

Shared letters: inrué. Private to "réunies": es. Private to "réunira": a.

"réunies" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "réunira" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réunies" and "réunira" be used interchangeably?
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: "réunies" vs "réunira" - which ranks higher?
"réunies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,072 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.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "réunies" 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 #275,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réunies" and "réunira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagira vs réunira". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #275,588 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