RéunionvsréunionsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Réunion is a name, réunions is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Réunion” is a name and “réunions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,277
“Réunion” frequency rank
#4,621
“réunions” frequency rank
5898
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Réunion réunions
Definition Île de l’océan Indien, à l’est de Madagascar et à l’ouest de Maurice. Pluriel de réunion.

Same sound, different letters: Réunion vs réunions

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. Réunion runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against réunions's 8 (CVVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Réunion
8 ch
réunions

Same sound, different spelling - Réunion / réunions

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Réunion and réunions carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.y.njɔ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Réunion” sits inside “réunions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Réunion is recorded at frequency rank #1,277, classified as aname, pronounced \ʁe.y.njɔ̃\. réunions is at rank #4,621, tagged as anoun, 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 5898, this pair ranks #427,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Réunion vs réunions

Shared letters: inorué. Private to "Réunion": -. Private to "réunions": s.

"Réunion" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "réunions" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Réunion" for "réunions" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Réunion" is a name and "réunions" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Réunion" or "réunions"?
"Réunion" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,277 in our French list, against #4,621 for "réunions". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

"Réunion" and "réunions" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Réunion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réunions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #427,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Réunion" and "réunions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réunions vs réuniront". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #427,744 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