réaliséesvsréalisteConfusable pair

Which to use

“réalisées” and “réaliste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,806
“réalisées” frequency rank
#6,133
“réaliste” frequency rank
11939
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réalisées réaliste
Definition Féminin pluriel de réalisé. Qui concerne le réalisme, aux divers sens de ce mot.

Where the eye mixes réalisées and réaliste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réalisées runs 9 letters (CVVCVCVVC) against réaliste's 8 (CVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
réalisées
8 ch
réaliste

Why the eye confuses réalisées with réaliste

A purely visual mix-up. réalisées (\ʁe.a.li.ze\) and réaliste (\ʁe.a.list\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réalisées is recorded at frequency rank #5,806, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.ze\. réaliste is at rank #6,133, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.a.list\.

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 11939, this pair ranks #407,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of réalisées vs réaliste

Shared letters: aeilrsé. Private to "réalisées": -. Private to "réaliste": t.

"réalisées" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC  ·  "réaliste" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réalisées" and "réaliste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.a.li.ze\ versus \ʁe.a.list\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réalisées" or "réaliste"?
"réalisées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,806 in our French list, against #6,133 for "réaliste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "réalisées" and "réaliste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réalisées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réaliste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #407,190 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réalisées" and "réaliste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réalisées vs réalisons". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #407,190 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list