Which to use
“réalités” is a noun and “reliées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,033
- “réalités” frequency rank
- #16,226
- “reliées” frequency rank
- 24259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalités | reliées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réalité. | Féminin pluriel de relié. |
Where the eye mixes réalités and reliées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réalités runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against reliées's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réalités with reliées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réalités is \ʁe.a.li.te\ while reliées is \ʁə.lje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réalités is recorded at frequency rank #8,033, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.te\. reliées is at rank #16,226, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.lje\.
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 24259, this pair ranks #347,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réalités vs reliées
Shared letters: ilrsé. Private to "réalités": at. Private to "reliées": e.
"réalités" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "reliées" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réalités" for "reliées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réalités" or "reliées" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réalités" and "reliées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réalités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reliées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalités" and "reliées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs reliées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #347,648 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.