Which to use
“relaie” and “réunie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,563
- “relaie” frequency rank
- #14,557
- “réunie” frequency rank
- 51120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relaie | réunie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de relayer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de réunir. |
Where the eye mixes relaie and réunie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. relaie (CVCVVV) and réunie (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: relaie vs réunie
A purely visual mix-up. relaie (\ʁə.lɛ\) and réunie (\ʁe.y.ni\) 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 51120, 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\. réunie is at rank #14,557, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.ni\.
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 51120, this pair ranks #157,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relaie vs réunie
Shared letters: eir. Private to "relaie": al. Private to "réunie": nué.
"relaie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "réunie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- relaie ← erlaie · realie · relaei · reliae · rellaie · rleaie · rrelaie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relaie" for "réunie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "relaie" vs "réunie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "relaie" and "réunie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relaie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réunie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relaie" and "réunie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relaie vs relit". 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 #157,434 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.