Which to use
“réussisse” and “réussissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,762
- “réussisse” frequency rank
- #10,941
- “réussissent” frequency rank
- 35703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réussisse | réussissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de réussir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réussir. |
Same sound, different letters: réussisse vs réussissent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. réussisse runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCCV) against réussissent's 11 (CVVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réussisse and réussissent
This is the hard kind. réussisse and réussissent are pronounced identically (\ʁe.y.sis\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “réussisse” sits inside “réussissent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réussisse is recorded at frequency rank #24,762, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.sis\. 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 35703, this pair ranks #274,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réussisse vs réussissent
Shared letters: eirsué. Private to "réussisse": -. Private to "réussissent": nt.
"réussisse" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV · "réussissent" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réussisse" for "réussissent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réussisse" or "réussissent"?
What to do next
"réussisse" and "réussissent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "réussisse" 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 #274,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réussisse" and "réussissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réussisse vs réussissez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,844 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.