réussisvsrussesTell them apart

Which to use

“réussis” and “russes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,048
“réussis” frequency rank
#2,334
“russes” frequency rank
14382
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réussis russes
Definition Masculin pluriel de réussi. Pluriel de russe.

Where the eye mixes réussis and russes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réussis runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against russes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
réussis
6 ch
russes

Why the eye confuses réussis with russes

A purely visual mix-up. réussis (\ʁe.y.si\) and russes (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14382, 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\. russes is at rank #2,334, 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 14382, this pair ranks #396,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of réussis vs russes

Shared letters: rsu. Private to "réussis": ié. Private to "russes": e.

"réussis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "russes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • russes ← rrusses · rsuses · rusess · russess · russse · ursses

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réussis" and "russes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.y.si\ versus \ʁys\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réussis" or "russes"?
"russes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,334 in our French list, against #12,048 for "réussis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réussis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "russes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #396,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réussis" and "russes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reuss vs réussis". 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 #396,919 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