Which to use
“réussi” and “réussis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,072
- “réussi” frequency rank
- #12,048
- “réussis” frequency rank
- 13120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réussi | réussis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a bien été exécuté, conforme aux attentes. | Masculin pluriel de réussi. |
Same sound, different letters: réussi vs réussis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. réussi runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against réussis's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réussi and réussis
This is the hard kind. réussi and réussis 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 1 extra letter(s) - “réussi” sits inside “réussis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13120, 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\. réussis is at rank #12,048, 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 13120, this pair ranks #402,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réussi vs réussis
Shared letters: irsué. Private to "réussi": -. Private to "réussis": -.
"réussi" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "réussis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réussi" for "réussis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réussi" vs "réussis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réussi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réussis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,350 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réussi" and "réussis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reuss vs réussis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #402,350 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.