réalisentvsréalisezTell them apart

Which to use

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

#10,233
“réalisent” frequency rank
#17,553
“réalisez” frequency rank
27786
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réalisent réalisez
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réaliser. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réaliser.

Where the eye mixes réalisent and réalisez

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

9 ch
réalisent
8 ch
réalisez

Look-alike desk: réalisent vs réalisez

A purely visual mix-up. réalisent (\ʁe.a.liz\) and réalisez (\ʁe.a.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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réalisent is recorded at frequency rank #10,233, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.liz\. 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 27786, this pair ranks #326,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réalisent vs réalisez

Shared letters: aeilrsé. Private to "réalisent": nt. Private to "réalisez": z.

"réalisent" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCC  ·  "réalisez" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réalisent" and "réalisez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.a.liz\ versus \ʁe.a.li.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réalisent" vs "réalisez" - which ranks higher?
"réalisent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,233 in our French list, against #17,553 for "réalisez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "réalisent" 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 #326,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réalisent" and "réalisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réalisez vs réduisez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #326,765 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