réussissentvsréussissezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,941
“réussissent” frequency rank
#43,649
“réussissez” frequency rank
54590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réussissent réussissez
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réussir. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réussir.

Where the eye mixes réussissent and réussissez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. réussissent runs 11 letters (CVVCCVCCVCC) against réussissez's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
réussissent
10 ch
réussissez

Visual trap between réussissent and réussissez

A purely visual mix-up. réussissent (\ʁe.y.sis\) and réussissez (\ʁe.y.si.se\) 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 54590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réussissent is recorded at frequency rank #10,941, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.sis\. réussissez is at rank #43,649, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.si.se\.

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 54590, this pair ranks #133,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réussissent vs réussissez

Shared letters: eirsué. Private to "réussissent": nt. Private to "réussissez": z.

"réussissent" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCC  ·  "réussissez" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réussissent" and "réussissez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.y.sis\ versus \ʁe.y.si.se\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "réussissent" or "réussissez" show up more?
"réussissent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,941 in our French list, against #43,649 for "réussissez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réussissent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réussissez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #133,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réussissent" and "réussissez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réussisse vs réussissez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #133,019 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