Which to use
“rey” and “run” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,468
- “rey” frequency rank
- #9,908
- “run” frequency rank
- 22376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rey | run |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Roi. | Nom de l’étendue de pâturages, en Australie, accordée aux propriétaires de troupeaux de moutons. |
Where the eye mixes rey and run
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rey vs run
A purely visual mix-up. rey (\rej\) and run (\ʁœn\) 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 22376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rey is recorded at frequency rank #12,468, classified as anoun, pronounced \rej\. run is at rank #9,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁœn\.
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 22376, this pair ranks #358,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rey vs run
Shared letters: r. Private to "rey": ey. Private to "run": nu.
"rey" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "run" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rey" and "run" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "rey" or "run" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rey" and "run" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "run" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rey" and "run" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rey vs roya". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #358,323 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.