Which to use
“relancée” and “relayée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,506
- “relancée” frequency rank
- #26,847
- “relayée” frequency rank
- 65353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relancée | relayée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de relancer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de relayer. |
Where the eye mixes relancée and relayée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. relancée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against relayée's 7 (CVCVVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: relancée vs relayée
A purely visual mix-up. relancée (\ʁə.lɑ̃.se\) and relayée (\ʁə.lɛ.je\) 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 65353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relancée is recorded at frequency rank #38,506, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lɑ̃.se\. relayée is at rank #26,847, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lɛ.je\.
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 65353, this pair ranks #72,781 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relancée vs relayée
Shared letters: aelré. Private to "relancée": cn. Private to "relayée": y.
"relancée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "relayée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relancée" for "relayée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "relancée" vs "relayée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "relancée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relayée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,781 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relancée" and "relayée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relâchée vs relancée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,781 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.