Which to use
“relâcher” and “replacer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,542
- “relâcher” frequency rank
- #22,070
- “replacer” frequency rank
- 39612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relâcher | replacer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire qu’une chose soit moins tendue. | Remettre à sa place. |
Where the eye mixes relâcher and replacer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: relâcher vs replacer
A purely visual mix-up. relâcher (\ʁə.lɑ.ʃe\) and replacer (\ʁə.pla.se\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relâcher is recorded at frequency rank #17,542, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lɑ.ʃe\. replacer is at rank #22,070, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pla.se\.
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 39612, this pair ranks #246,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relâcher vs replacer
Shared letters: celr. Private to "relâcher": hâ. Private to "replacer": ap.
"relâcher" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "replacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- replacer ← erplacer · relpacer · repalcer · replaccer · replacerr · replacre · replaecr · replcaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relâcher" for "replacer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "relâcher" vs "replacer" - which ranks higher?
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 "relâcher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replacer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relâcher" and "replacer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recracher vs relâcher". 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 #246,679 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.