Which to use
“réussie” and “réussis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,554
- “réussie” frequency rank
- #12,048
- “réussis” frequency rank
- 21602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réussie | réussis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réussi. | Masculin pluriel de réussi. |
Same sound, different letters: réussie vs réussis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. réussie (CVVCCVV) and réussis (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - réussie and réussis
This is the hard kind. réussie 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 a single letter - e in “réussie” becomes s in “réussis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21602, 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\. 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 21602, this pair ranks #362,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réussie vs réussis
Shared letters: irsué. Private to "réussie": e. Private to "réussis": -.
"réussie" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "réussis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réussie" and "réussis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réussie" vs "réussis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réussie" / "réussis". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réussie" 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 #362,330 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réussie" and "réussis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reuss vs réussis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #362,330 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.