Which to use
“relaie” and “rêvais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,563
- “relaie” frequency rank
- #22,084
- “rêvais” frequency rank
- 58647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relaie | rêvais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de relayer. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes relaie and rêvais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: relaie vs rêvais
A purely visual mix-up. relaie (\ʁə.lɛ\) and rêvais (\ʁɛ.vɛ\) 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 58647, 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\. rêvais is at rank #22,084, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɛ\.
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 58647, this pair ranks #107,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relaie vs rêvais
Shared letters: air. Private to "relaie": el. Private to "rêvais": svê.
"relaie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "rêvais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relaie ← erlaie · realie · relaei · reliae · rellaie · rleaie · rrelaie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relaie" for "rêvais" ever safe?
Frequency check: "relaie" vs "rêvais" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "relaie" and "rêvais" 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 "rêvais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relaie" and "rêvais" 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 #107,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.