réussiesvsréussiteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réussies is a adjective, réussite is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réussies” is an adjective and “réussite” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,761
“réussies” frequency rank
#2,962
“réussite” frequency rank
27723
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réussies réussite
Definition Féminin pluriel de réussi. Bon succès.

Where the eye mixes réussies and réussite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réussies (CVVCCVVC) and réussite (CVVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
réussies
8 ch
réussite

Look-alike desk: réussies vs réussite

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réussies is \ʁe.y.si\ while réussite is \ʁe.y.sit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réussies is recorded at frequency rank #24,761, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.y.si\. réussite is at rank #2,962, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.y.sit\.

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 27723, this pair ranks #327,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réussies vs réussite

Shared letters: eirsué. Private to "réussies": -. Private to "réussite": t.

"réussies" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC  ·  "réussite" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réussies" for "réussite" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réussies" is an adjective and "réussite" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "réussies" or "réussite" show up more?
"réussite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,962 in our French list, against #24,761 for "réussies". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "réussies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réussite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #327,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réussies" and "réussite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réussies vs rousses". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #327,192 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