Which to use
“réunis” is a verb and “rougis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,798
- “réunis” frequency rank
- #35,258
- “rougis” frequency rank
- 39056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réunis | rougis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réunir. | Masculin pluriel de rougi. |
Where the eye mixes réunis and rougis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réunis and rougis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between réunis and rougis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réunis is \ʁe.y.ni\ while rougis is \ʁu.ʒi\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39056, 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\. rougis is at rank #35,258, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁu.ʒi\.
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 39056, this pair ranks #250,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réunis vs rougis
Shared letters: irsu. Private to "réunis": né. Private to "rougis": go.
"réunis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "rougis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rougis ← orugis · roguis · rouggis · rougiss · rougsi · rouigs · rrougis · ruogis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réunis" and "rougis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "réunis" or "rougis"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réunis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rougis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réunis" and "rougis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rougis vs roulais". 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 #250,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.