Which to use
“réussis” and “rousses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,048
- “réussis” frequency rank
- #29,954
- “rousses” frequency rank
- 42002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réussis | rousses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de réussi. | Féminin pluriel de roux. |
Where the eye mixes réussis and rousses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réussis and rousses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses réussis with rousses
A purely visual mix-up. réussis (\ʁe.y.si\) and rousses (\ʁus\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réussis is recorded at frequency rank #12,048, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.y.si\. rousses is at rank #29,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁus\.
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 42002, this pair ranks #228,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réussis vs rousses
Shared letters: rsu. Private to "réussis": ié. Private to "rousses": eo.
"réussis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "rousses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rousses ← orusses · rosuses · rousess · roussess · roussse · rrousses · ruosses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réussis" for "rousses" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réussis" or "rousses" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réussis" and "rousses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réussis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rousses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réussis" and "rousses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rousseff vs rousses". 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 #228,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.