Which to use
“réussirent” and “réussiront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,030
- “réussirent” frequency rank
- #44,711
- “réussiront” frequency rank
- 83741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réussirent | réussiront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de réussir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de réussir. |
Where the eye mixes réussirent and réussiront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. réussirent and réussiront follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: réussirent vs réussiront
A purely visual mix-up. réussirent (\ʁe.y.siʁ\) and réussiront (\ʁe.y.si.ʁɔ̃\) 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 a single letter - e in “réussirent” becomes o in “réussiront”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réussirent is recorded at frequency rank #39,030, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.siʁ\. réussiront is at rank #44,711, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.si.ʁɔ̃\.
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 83741, this pair ranks #14,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réussirent vs réussiront
Shared letters: inrstué. Private to "réussirent": e. Private to "réussiront": o.
"réussirent" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC · "réussiront" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "réussirent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réussiront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réussirent" and "réussiront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réuniront vs réussiront". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,270 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.