Which to use
“reus” is a verb and “roué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,513
- “reus” frequency rank
- #46,421
- “roué” frequency rank
- 84934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reus | roué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif passé simple du verbe ravoir. | Qualifie le bois du cerf, lorsqu’il est serré et peu ouvert. |
Where the eye mixes reus and roué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. reus (CVVC) and roué (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between reus and roué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reus is \ʁy\ while roué is \ʁwe\. 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 84934, 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\. roué is at rank #46,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁwe\.
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 84934, this pair ranks #12,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reus vs roué
Shared letters: ru. Private to "reus": es. Private to "roué": oé.
"reus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "roué" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reus ← erus · resu · rreus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reus" and "roué" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reus" vs "roué" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reus" and "roué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roué 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 #12,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.