Which to use
“relaté” and “relayé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,559
- “relaté” frequency rank
- #21,141
- “relayé” frequency rank
- 53700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relaté | relayé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de relater. | Participe passé masculin singulier de relayer. |
Where the eye mixes relaté and relayé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. relaté (CVCVCV) and relayé (CVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: relaté vs relayé
A purely visual mix-up. relaté (\ʁə.la.te\) and relayé (\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 a single letter - t in “relaté” becomes y in “relayé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relaté is recorded at frequency rank #32,559, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.la.te\. relayé is at rank #21,141, 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 53700, this pair ranks #138,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relaté vs relayé
Shared letters: aelré. Private to "relaté": t. Private to "relayé": y.
"relaté" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "relayé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relaté" for "relayé" ever safe?
Which is more common, "relaté" or "relayé"?
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 "relaté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relayé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relaté" and "relayé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relaté vs relit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #138,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.