Which to use
“réussi” and “réussies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,072
- “réussi” frequency rank
- #24,761
- “réussies” frequency rank
- 25833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réussi | réussies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a bien été exécuté, conforme aux attentes. | Féminin pluriel de réussi. |
Same sound, different letters: réussi vs réussies
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. réussi runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against réussies's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - réussi / réussies
This is the hard kind. réussi and réussies are pronounced identically (\ʁe.y.si\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “réussi” sits inside “réussies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réussi is recorded at frequency rank #1,072, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.y.si\. réussies is at rank #24,761, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.y.si\.
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 25833, this pair ranks #338,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réussi vs réussies
Shared letters: irsué. Private to "réussi": -. Private to "réussies": e.
"réussi" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "réussies" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réussi" for "réussies" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réussi" or "réussies"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réussi" / "réussies". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réussi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réussies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réussi" and "réussies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réussies vs rousses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #338,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.