Which to use
“réélus” and “relis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,714
- “réélus” frequency rank
- #18,576
- “relis” frequency rank
- 63290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réélus | relis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réélire. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de relire. |
Where the eye mixes réélus and relis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réélus runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against relis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réélus vs relis
A purely visual mix-up. réélus (\ʁe.e.ly\) and relis (\ʁə.li\) 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 63290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réélus is recorded at frequency rank #44,714, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.ly\. relis is at rank #18,576, 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 63290, this pair ranks #82,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réélus vs relis
Shared letters: lrs. Private to "réélus": ué. Private to "relis": ei.
"réélus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "relis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relis ← erlis · reils · reliss · rellis · relsi · rleis · rrelis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réélus" for "relis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réélus" vs "relis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réélus" and "relis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réélus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réélus" and "relis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réélus vs révolus". 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 #82,733 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.