réutilisablevsréutilisablesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réutilisable is a noun, réutilisables is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réutilisable” is a noun and “réutilisables” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,518
“réutilisable” frequency rank
#45,856
“réutilisables” frequency rank
87374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réutilisable réutilisables
Definition Que l’on peut utiliser de nouveau. Pluriel de réutilisable.

Same sound, different letters: réutilisable vs réutilisables

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters.

12 ch
réutilisable
13 ch
réutilisables

Ear matches; page differs - réutilisable and réutilisables

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réutilisable and réutilisables carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.y.ti.li.zabl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réutilisable” sits inside “réutilisables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réutilisable is recorded at frequency rank #41,518, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.y.ti.li.zabl\. réutilisables is at rank #45,856, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.y.ti.li.zabl\.

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 87374, this pair ranks #8,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réutilisable vs réutilisables

Shared letters: abeilrstué. Private to "réutilisable": -. Private to "réutilisables": -.

"réutilisable" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCCV  ·  "réutilisables" · 13 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réutilisable" and "réutilisables" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réutilisable" is a noun and "réutilisables" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réutilisable" or "réutilisables"?
"réutilisable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,518 in our French list, against #45,856 for "réutilisables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

"réutilisable" and "réutilisables" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réutilisable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réutilisables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #8,371 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