Which to use
“réaliser” and “réalisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,677
- “réaliser” frequency rank
- #17,553
- “réalisez” frequency rank
- 19230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réaliser | réalisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre réel et effectif ; construire, élaborer quelque chose qui était à l’état de projet, de pensée. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réaliser. |
Same sound, different letters: réaliser vs réalisez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - réaliser / réalisez
This is the hard kind. réaliser and réalisez are pronounced identically (\ʁe.a.li.ze\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “réaliser” becomes z in “réalisez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19230, 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\. 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 19230, this pair ranks #374,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réaliser vs réalisez
Shared letters: aeilrsé. Private to "réaliser": -. Private to "réalisez": z.
"réaliser" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "réalisez" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réaliser" for "réalisez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réaliser" or "réalisez"?
What to do next
"réaliser" and "réalisez" 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 "réalisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réaliser" and "réalisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réalisez vs réduisez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #374,295 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.