Which to use
“réussissait” and “réussissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,055
- “réussissait” frequency rank
- #10,941
- “réussissent” frequency rank
- 47996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réussissait | réussissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de réussir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réussir. |
Where the eye mixes réussissait and réussissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. réussissait (CVVCCVCCVVC) and réussissent (CVVCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses réussissait with réussissent
A purely visual mix-up. réussissait (\ʁe.y.si.sɛ\) and réussissent (\ʁe.y.sis\) 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 47996, 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\. réussissent is at rank #10,941, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.sis\.
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 47996, this pair ranks #182,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réussissait vs réussissent
Shared letters: irstué. Private to "réussissait": a. Private to "réussissent": en.
"réussissait" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVVC · "réussissent" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réussissait" and "réussissent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réussissait" or "réussissent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réussissait" and "réussissent" 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 "réussissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réussissait" and "réussissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réussissait vs réussissant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #182,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.