Which to use
“réélire” and “retiré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,650
- “réélire” frequency rank
- #4,798
- “retiré” frequency rank
- 48448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réélire | retiré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élire de nouveau. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe retirer. |
Where the eye mixes réélire and retiré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réélire runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against retiré's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réélire vs retiré
A purely visual mix-up. réélire (\ʁe.e.liʁ\) and retiré (\ʁə.ti.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réélire is recorded at frequency rank #43,650, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.liʁ\. retiré is at rank #4,798, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ti.ʁe\.
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 48448, this pair ranks #178,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réélire vs retiré
Shared letters: eiré. Private to "réélire": l. Private to "retiré": t.
"réélire" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "retiré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réélire" for "retiré" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réélire" or "retiré"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réélire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retiré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réélire" and "retiré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réélire vs repliée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #178,858 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.