réalisavsréalisésConfusable pair

Quick tell: réalisa is a verb, réalisés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réalisa” is a verb and “réalisés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,609
“réalisa” frequency rank
#4,800
“réalisés” frequency rank
32409
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réalisa réalisés
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de réaliser. Masculin pluriel de réalisé.

Where the eye mixes réalisa and réalisés

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

7 ch
réalisa
8 ch
réalisés

Look-alike desk: réalisa vs réalisés

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réalisa is \ʁe.a.li.za\ while réalisés is \ʁe.a.li.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32409, 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\. réalisés is at rank #4,800, tagged as anadj, 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 32409, this pair ranks #297,486 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réalisa vs réalisés

Shared letters: ailrsé. Private to "réalisa": -. Private to "réalisés": -.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réalisa" and "réalisés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réalisa" is a verb and "réalisés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "réalisa" vs "réalisés" - which ranks higher?
"réalisés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,800 in our French list, against #27,609 for "réalisa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "réalisa" and "réalisés" 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 "réalisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,486 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réalisa" and "réalisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagira vs réalisa". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #297,486 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