Which to use
“réussie” and “russe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,554
- “réussie” frequency rank
- #1,236
- “russe” frequency rank
- 10790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réussie | russe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réussi. | Relatif à la nationalité russe. |
Where the eye mixes réussie and russe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réussie runs 7 letters (CVVCCVV) against russe's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réussie and russe
A purely visual mix-up. réussie (\ʁe.y.si\) and russe (\ʁys\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10790, 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\. russe is at rank #1,236, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁys\.
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 10790, this pair ranks #411,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réussie vs russe
Shared letters: ersu. Private to "réussie": ié. Private to "russe": -.
"réussie" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV · "russe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- russe ← rrusse · rsuse · ruse · ruses · ursse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réussie" and "russe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réussie" vs "russe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réussie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "russe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réussie" and "russe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reuss vs réussie". 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 #411,646 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.