relance

\ʁə.lɑ̃s\

/\ʁə.lɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“relance” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,230 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,230
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de relancer, de mettre un enjeu supérieur.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

relance vs relayé
57% similar
relance vs relaté
57% similar
relance vs relaxé
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for relance
PropertyValue
Headwordrelance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.lɑ̃s\
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,230
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “relance” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). relance lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for relance is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.lɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,230 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for relance, with forms such as "erlance", "realnce", and "relacne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "relayé", "relaté", "relaxé", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is relance, spelled R-E-L-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de relancer, de mettre un enjeu supérieur.
  2. 2
    Politique de dépense publique visant à augmenter l’activité économique dans un contexte de faible croissance ou de récession.
  3. 3
    Action de recontacter un client pour qu’il achète ou pour qu’il paie ses factures.
  4. 4
    Impulsion nouvelle donnée à une action diplomatique.
  5. 5
    Reprise de l’univers ou d’un personnage d’une saga cinématographique ou d’une série dans une nouvelle production ; par extension, cette production elle-même.
  6. 6
    Question ou commentaire prévus d'avance que l'animateur formule à l'intention d'un chroniqueur pour créer une dynamique de dialogue.

This word in other languages

relaunch(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erlance,realnce,relacne,relancce,relanec,relannce,rellance,relnace,rleance,rrelance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of relance - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erlance2realnce2relacne2relancce1relanec2relannce1rellance1relnace2
Edit distance from "relance"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "relance"?
"relance" is spelled R-E-L-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.lɑ̃s\.
What does "relance" mean?
As a noun, "relance" means: Action de relancer, de mettre un enjeu supérieur.
What words are commonly confused with "relance"?
"relance" is commonly confused with "relayé", "relaté", "relaxé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "relance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relance" is \ʁə.lɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relance" come from?
"relance" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “relance”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-L-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.lɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “relayé” - see the side-by-side comparison. relance vs relayé
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list