Which to use
“réalisée” is an adjective and “réalisez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,221
- “réalisée” frequency rank
- #17,553
- “réalisez” frequency rank
- 20774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalisée | réalisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réalisé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réaliser. |
Same sound, different letters: réalisée vs réalisez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réalisée (CVVCVCVV) and réalisez (CVVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - réalisée and réalisez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réalisée and réalisez 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 20774, 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\. réalisez is at rank #17,553, 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 20774, this pair ranks #366,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réalisée vs réalisez
Shared letters: aeilrsé. Private to "réalisée": -. Private to "réalisez": z.
"réalisée" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV · "réalisez" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réalisée" and "réalisez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réalisée" or "réalisez"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "réalisée" / "réalisez". 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 "réalisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalisée" and "réalisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réalisez vs réduisez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #366,577 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.