Which to use
“réunissant” and “réunissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,482
- “réunissant” frequency rank
- #12,667
- “réunissent” frequency rank
- 24149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réunissant | réunissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de réunir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réunir. |
Where the eye mixes réunissant and réunissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. réunissant and réunissent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between réunissant and réunissent
A purely visual mix-up. réunissant (\ʁe.y.ni.sɑ̃\) and réunissent (\ʁe.y.nis\) 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 a single letter - a in “réunissant” becomes e in “réunissent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réunissant is recorded at frequency rank #11,482, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.ni.sɑ̃\. réunissent is at rank #12,667, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.nis\.
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 24149, this pair ranks #348,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réunissant vs réunissent
Shared letters: inrstué. Private to "réunissant": a. Private to "réunissent": e.
"réunissant" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCC · "réunissent" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réunissant" for "réunissent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réunissant" vs "réunissent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réunissant" and "réunissent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réunissant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réunissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réunissant" and "réunissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réunissaient vs réunissent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #348,289 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.