Which to use
“récit” is a noun and “relit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,797
- “récit” frequency rank
- #49,904
- “relit” frequency rank
- 52701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récit | relit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exposé structuré d’événements réels ou fictifs destiné à être raconté ou lu. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de relire. |
Where the eye mixes récit and relit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. récit and relit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between récit and relit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récit is \ʁe.si\ while relit is \ʁə.li\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récit is recorded at frequency rank #2,797, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.si\. relit is at rank #49,904, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.li\.
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 52701, this pair ranks #145,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récit vs relit
Shared letters: irt. Private to "récit": cé. Private to "relit": el.
"récit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "relit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relit ← erlit · reilt · relitt · rellit · relti · rleit · rrelit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récit" for "relit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "récit" or "relit" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "récit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récit" and "relit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs relit". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #145,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.