Which to use
“reus” is a verb and “ris” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,513
- “reus” frequency rank
- #10,396
- “ris” frequency rank
- 48909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reus | ris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif passé simple du verbe ravoir. | Action de rire. |
Where the eye mixes reus and ris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reus and ris
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reus is \ʁy\ while ris is \ʁi\. 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 48909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reus is recorded at frequency rank #38,513, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁy\. ris is at rank #10,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁi\.
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 48909, this pair ranks #175,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reus vs ris
Shared letters: rs. Private to "reus": eu. Private to "ris": i.
"reus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "ris" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reus ← erus · resu · rreus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reus" and "ris" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "reus" or "ris" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reus" and "ris" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reus" and "ris" 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 #175,070 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.