Which to use
“relaie” and “replacé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,563
- “relaie” frequency rank
- #44,141
- “replacé” frequency rank
- 80704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relaie | replacé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de relayer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de replacer. |
Where the eye mixes relaie and replacé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. relaie runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against replacé's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses relaie with replacé
A purely visual mix-up. relaie (\ʁə.lɛ\) and replacé (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relaie is recorded at frequency rank #36,563, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lɛ\. replacé is at rank #44,141, 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 80704, this pair ranks #20,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relaie vs replacé
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "relaie": i. Private to "replacé": cpé.
"relaie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "replacé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- relaie ← erlaie · realie · relaei · reliae · rellaie · rleaie · rrelaie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "relaie" and "replacé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "relaie" or "replacé"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "relaie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replacé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relaie" and "replacé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "replacé vs retracé". 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 #20,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.