réalisavsréaliserConfusable pair

Which to use

“réalisa” and “réaliser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,609
“réalisa” frequency rank
#1,677
“réaliser” frequency rank
29286
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réalisa réaliser
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de réaliser. Rendre réel et effectif ; construire, élaborer quelque chose qui était à l’état de projet, de pensée.

Where the eye mixes réalisa and réaliser

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réalisa runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against réaliser's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
réalisa
8 ch
réaliser

Why the eye confuses réalisa with réaliser

A purely visual mix-up. réalisa (\ʁe.a.li.za\) and réaliser (\ʁe.a.li.ze\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29286, 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\. réaliser is at rank #1,677, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.ze\.

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 29286, this pair ranks #317,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réalisa vs réaliser

Shared letters: ailrsé. Private to "réalisa": -. Private to "réaliser": e.

"réalisa" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "réaliser" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réalisa" and "réaliser" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.a.li.za\ versus \ʁe.a.li.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réalisa" vs "réaliser" - which ranks higher?
"réaliser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,677 in our French list, against #27,609 for "réalisa". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réalisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réaliser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #317,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réalisa" and "réaliser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagira vs réalisa". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #317,637 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