Which to use
“réalisée” is an adjective and “réaliser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,221
- “réalisée” frequency rank
- #1,677
- “réaliser” frequency rank
- 4898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalisée | réaliser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réalisé. | Rendre réel et effectif ; construire, élaborer quelque chose qui était à l’état de projet, de pensée. |
Same sound, different letters: réalisée vs réaliser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - réalisée and réaliser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réalisée and réaliser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.a.li.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réalisée is recorded at frequency rank #3,221, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.ze\. réaliser is at rank #1,677, tagged as averb, 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 4898, this pair ranks #430,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réalisée vs réaliser
Shared letters: aeilrsé. Private to "réalisée": -. Private to "réaliser": -.
"réalisée" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV · "réaliser" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réalisée" / "réaliser". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réalisée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réaliser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalisée" and "réaliser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réalisée vs relisez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #430,403 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.