Which to use
“réalise” and “relisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,290
- “réalise” frequency rank
- #42,576
- “relisez” frequency rank
- 45866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalise | relisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de réaliser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de relire. |
Where the eye mixes réalise and relisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réalise (CVVCVCV) and relisez (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: réalise vs relisez
A purely visual mix-up. réalise (\ʁe.a.liz\) and relisez (\ʁə.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 share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45866, 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\. relisez is at rank #42,576, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 45866, this pair ranks #199,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réalise vs relisez
Shared letters: eilrs. Private to "réalise": aé. Private to "relisez": z.
"réalise" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "relisez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relisez ← erlisez · reilsez · reliesz · relisezz · relissez · relisze · rellisez · relsiez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réalise" and "relisez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "réalise" or "relisez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réalise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalise" and "relisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relisez vs révisés". 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 #199,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.