réussievsréussiraTell them apart

Quick tell: réussie is a adjective, réussira is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réussie” is an adjective and “réussira” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,554
“réussie” frequency rank
#21,762
“réussira” frequency rank
31316
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réussie réussira
Definition Féminin singulier de réussi. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de réussir.

Where the eye mixes réussie and réussira

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réussie runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against réussira's 8 (CVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
réussie
8 ch
réussira

Why the eye confuses réussie with réussira

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réussie is \ʁe.y.si\ while réussira is \ʁe.y.si.ʁa\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réussie is recorded at frequency rank #9,554, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.y.si\. réussira is at rank #21,762, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.si.ʁa\.

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 31316, this pair ranks #304,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réussie vs réussira

Shared letters: irsué. Private to "réussie": e. Private to "réussira": a.

"réussie" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV  ·  "réussira" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réussie" and "réussira" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réussie" is an adjective and "réussira" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réussie" or "réussira"?
"réussie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,554 in our French list, against #21,762 for "réussira". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réussie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réussira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #304,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réussie" and "réussira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reuss vs réussie". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #304,552 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list