Which to use
“réaliser” is a verb and “réalisés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,677
- “réaliser” frequency rank
- #4,800
- “réalisés” frequency rank
- 6477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réaliser | réalisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre réel et effectif ; construire, élaborer quelque chose qui était à l’état de projet, de pensée. | Masculin pluriel de réalisé. |
Same sound, different letters: réaliser vs réalisés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: réaliser vs réalisés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: réaliser and réalisés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.a.li.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 6477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réaliser is recorded at frequency rank #1,677, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.ze\. réalisés is at rank #4,800, tagged as anadj, 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 6477, this pair ranks #426,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réaliser vs réalisés
Shared letters: ailrsé. Private to "réaliser": e. Private to "réalisés": -.
"réaliser" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "réalisés" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"réaliser" and "réalisés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "réaliser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réalisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réaliser" and "réalisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réalisés vs réalisons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #426,123 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.