Which to use
“reus” is a verb and “rou” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,513
- “reus” frequency rank
- #48,169
- “rou” frequency rank
- 86682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reus | rou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif passé simple du verbe ravoir. | Synonyme de rohu (poisson). |
Where the eye mixes reus and rou
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reus vs rou
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reus is \ʁy\ while rou is \ʁu\. 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 86682, 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\. rou is at rank #48,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁu\.
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 86682, this pair ranks #9,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reus vs rou
Shared letters: ru. Private to "reus": es. Private to "rou": o.
"reus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "rou" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reus ← erus · resu · rreus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reus" and "rou" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reus" vs "rou" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reus" and "rou" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rou vs roya". 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 #9,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.