Which to use
“réussi” and “russo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,072
- “réussi” frequency rank
- #19,144
- “russo” frequency rank
- 20216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réussi | russo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a bien été exécuté, conforme aux attentes. | Qui a un rapport avec la Russie ou ses habitants : russe. |
Where the eye mixes réussi and russo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réussi runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against russo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réussi with russo
A purely visual mix-up. réussi (\ʁe.y.si\) and russo (\ˈrus.so\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20216, 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\. russo is at rank #19,144, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈrus.so\.
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 20216, this pair ranks #369,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réussi vs russo
Shared letters: rsu. Private to "réussi": ié. Private to "russo": o.
"réussi" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "russo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- russo ← rrusso · rsuso · ruso · rusos · ursso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réussi" and "russo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réussi" vs "russo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réussi" and "russo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réussi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "russo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réussi" and "russo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rubio vs russo". 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 #369,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.