Which to use
“réalisa” and “réalise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,609
- “réalisa” frequency rank
- #3,290
- “réalise” frequency rank
- 30899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalisa | réalise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de réaliser. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de réaliser. |
Where the eye mixes réalisa and réalise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réalisa and réalise follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: réalisa vs réalise
A purely visual mix-up. réalisa (\ʁe.a.li.za\) and réalise (\ʁe.a.liz\) 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 a single letter - a in “réalisa” becomes e in “réalise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réalisa is recorded at frequency rank #27,609, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.za\. réalise is at rank #3,290, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.liz\.
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 30899, this pair ranks #307,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réalisa vs réalise
Shared letters: ailrsé. Private to "réalisa": -. Private to "réalise": e.
"réalisa" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "réalise" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réalisa" and "réalise" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "réalisa" or "réalise" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réalisa" and "réalise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réalisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réalise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalisa" and "réalise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagira vs réalisa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #307,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.