Which to use
“réalisation” and “réalisations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,148
- “réalisation” frequency rank
- #7,370
- “réalisations” frequency rank
- 9518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalisation | réalisations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de réaliser ; résultat de cette action. | Pluriel de réalisation. |
Same sound, different letters: réalisation vs réalisations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. réalisation runs 11 letters (CVVCVCVCVVC) against réalisations's 12 (CVVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - réalisation / réalisations
This is the hard kind. réalisation and réalisations are pronounced identically (\ʁe.a.li.za.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réalisation” sits inside “réalisations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réalisation is recorded at frequency rank #2,148, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.za.sjɔ̃\. réalisations is at rank #7,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.za.sjɔ̃\.
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 9518, this pair ranks #416,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réalisation vs réalisations
Shared letters: ailnorsté. Private to "réalisation": -. Private to "réalisations": -.
"réalisation" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVC · "réalisations" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"réalisation" and "réalisations" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "réalisation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réalisations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalisation" and "réalisations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réalisation vs réplication". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #416,349 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.