Which to use
“réunis” is a verb and “reuss” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,798
- “réunis” frequency rank
- #45,843
- “reuss” frequency rank
- 49641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réunis | reuss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réunir. | Sœur. |
Where the eye mixes réunis and reuss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réunis runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against reuss's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réunis vs reuss
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réunis is \ʁe.y.ni\ while reuss is \ʁœs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49641, 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\. reuss is at rank #45,843, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁœs\.
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 49641, this pair ranks #168,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réunis vs reuss
Shared letters: rsu. Private to "réunis": iné. Private to "reuss": e.
"réunis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "reuss" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reuss ← eruss · resus · rreuss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réunis" and "reuss" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "réunis" or "reuss"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réunis" and "reuss" 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 "reuss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réunis" and "reuss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs reuss". 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 #168,996 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.