Which to use
“Reuters” is a name and “routiers” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,022
- “Reuters” frequency rank
- #11,479
- “routiers” frequency rank
- 26501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reuters | routiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agence de presse internationale basée à Londres. | Masculin pluriel de routier. |
Letter map: Reuters vs routiers
Shared letters muted; letters that set Reuters and routiers apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Reuters runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against routiers's 8 (CVVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Reuters and routiers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Reuters is aname and routiersanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Reuters is recorded at frequency rank #15,022, classified as aname. routiers is at rank #11,479, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁu.tje\.
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 26501, this pair ranks #334,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Reuters vs routiers
Shared letters: erstu. Private to "Reuters": -. Private to "routiers": io.
"Reuters" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "routiers" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Reuters" for "routiers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Reuters" vs "routiers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Reuters" and "routiers".
- Full dictionary entry for "Reuters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "routiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reuters" and "routiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reuters vs routeurs". 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 #334,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.