Which to use
“régaler” and “relater” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,017
- “régaler” frequency rank
- #37,523
- “relater” frequency rank
- 61540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régaler | relater |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner un régal, offrir un plaisir de table. | Rapporter, mentionner, citer. |
Where the eye mixes régaler and relater
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. régaler and relater follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: régaler vs relater
A purely visual mix-up. régaler (\ʁe.ɡa.le\) and relater (\ʁə.la.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régaler is recorded at frequency rank #24,017, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɡa.le\. relater is at rank #37,523, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.la.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 61540, this pair ranks #91,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régaler vs relater
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "régaler": gé. Private to "relater": t.
"régaler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "relater" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relater ← erlater · realter · relaetr · relaterr · relatre · relatter · rellater · reltaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "régaler" and "relater" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "régaler" or "relater" show up more?
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 "régaler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régaler" and "relater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relater vs relatés". 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 #91,707 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.