Which to use
“réalise” is a verb and “réalités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,290
- “réalise” frequency rank
- #8,033
- “réalités” frequency rank
- 11323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalise | réalités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de réaliser. | Pluriel de réalité. |
Where the eye mixes réalise and réalités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses réalise with réalités
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réalise is \ʁe.a.liz\ while réalités is \ʁe.a.li.te\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réalise is recorded at frequency rank #3,290, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.liz\. réalités is at rank #8,033, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.te\.
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 11323, this pair ranks #409,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réalise vs réalités
Shared letters: ailrsé. Private to "réalise": e. Private to "réalités": t.
"réalise" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "réalités" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réalise" for "réalités" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réalise" or "réalités" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réalise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réalités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalise" and "réalités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réalités vs relatés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #409,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.