Which to use
“réussissait” and “réussissant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,055
- “réussissait” frequency rank
- #31,719
- “réussissant” frequency rank
- 68774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réussissait | réussissant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de réussir. | Participe présent de réussir. |
Where the eye mixes réussissait and réussissant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. réussissait (CVVCCVCCVVC) and réussissant (CVVCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: réussissait vs réussissant
A purely visual mix-up. réussissait (\ʁe.y.si.sɛ\) and réussissant (\ʁe.y.si.sɑ̃\) 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 - i in “réussissait” becomes n in “réussissant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réussissait is recorded at frequency rank #37,055, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.si.sɛ\. réussissant is at rank #31,719, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.si.sɑ̃\.
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 68774, this pair ranks #57,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réussissait vs réussissant
Shared letters: airstué. Private to "réussissait": -. Private to "réussissant": n.
"réussissait" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVVC · "réussissant" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réussissait" for "réussissant" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réussissait" vs "réussissant" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réussissait" and "réussissant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réussissait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réussissant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réussissait" and "réussissant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réunissait vs réussissait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.