réalisésvsréalitésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réalisés is a adjective, réalités is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réalisés” is an adjective and “réalités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,800
“réalisés” frequency rank
#8,033
“réalités” frequency rank
12833
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réalisés réalités
Definition Masculin pluriel de réalisé. Pluriel de réalité.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réalisés and réalités apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
réalisés
8 ch
réalités

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réalisés is \ʁe.a.li.ze\ while réalités is \ʁe.a.li.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “réalisés” becomes t in “réalités”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réalisés is recorded at frequency rank #4,800, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.ze\. réalités is at rank #8,033, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.te\.

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 12833, this pair ranks #403,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of réalisés vs réalités

Shared letters: ailrsé. Private to "réalisés": -. Private to "réalités": t.

"réalisés" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "réalités" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

réalisés#4,800
réalités#8,033

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réalisés" and "réalités" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réalisés" is an adjective and "réalités" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réalisés" or "réalités"?
"réalisés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,800 in our French list, against #8,033 for "réalités". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réalisés vs réalités

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “réalisés”; for a noun, it's “réalités”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réalisés” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list