Which to use
“réalisait” and “relisant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,236
- “réalisait” frequency rank
- #39,498
- “relisant” frequency rank
- 70734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalisait | relisant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de réaliser. | Participe présent de relire. |
Where the eye mixes réalisait and relisant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between réalisait and relisant
A purely visual mix-up. réalisait (\ʁe.a.li.zɛ\) and relisant (\ʁə.li.zɑ̃\) 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 70734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réalisait is recorded at frequency rank #31,236, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.zɛ\. relisant is at rank #39,498, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.li.zɑ̃\.
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 70734, this pair ranks #50,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réalisait vs relisant
Shared letters: ailrst. Private to "réalisait": é. Private to "relisant": en.
"réalisait" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC · "relisant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relisant ← erlisant · reilsant · reliasnt · relisannt · relisantt · relisatn · relisnat · relissant
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réalisait" for "relisant" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réalisait" or "relisant"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réalisait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relisant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalisait" and "relisant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récitant vs relisant". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #50,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.