réunisvsreusWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#3,798
“réunis” frequency rank
#38,513
“reus” frequency rank
42311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réunis reus
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réunir. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif passé simple du verbe ravoir.

Where the eye mixes réunis and reus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réunis runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against reus's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
réunis
4 ch
reus

Visual trap between réunis and reus

A purely visual mix-up. réunis (\ʁe.y.ni\) and reus (\ʁy\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réunis is recorded at frequency rank #3,798, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.ni\. reus is at rank #38,513, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁy\.

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 42311, this pair ranks #226,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réunis vs reus

Shared letters: rsu. Private to "réunis": iné. Private to "reus": e.

"réunis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "reus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reus ← erus · resu · rreus

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réunis" and "reus" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.y.ni\ versus \ʁy\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réunis" or "reus"?
"réunis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,798 in our French list, against #38,513 for "reus". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "réunis" and "reus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réunis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réunis" and "reus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reus vs Rhys". 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 #226,570 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