Which to use
“relater” and “retaper” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,523
- “relater” frequency rank
- #33,868
- “retaper” frequency rank
- 71391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relater | retaper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rapporter, mentionner, citer. | Remettre en état ce qui a été froissé, bossué, détérioré. |
Where the eye mixes relater and retaper
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. relater and retaper follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between relater and retaper
A purely visual mix-up. relater (\ʁə.la.te\) and retaper (\ʁə.ta.pe\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relater is recorded at frequency rank #37,523, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.la.te\. retaper is at rank #33,868, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ta.pe\.
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 71391, this pair ranks #47,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relater vs retaper
Shared letters: aert. Private to "relater": l. Private to "retaper": p.
"relater" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "retaper" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relater" and "retaper" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "relater" or "retaper"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "relater" and "retaper" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relater" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retaper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relater" and "retaper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relater vs relatés". 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 #47,718 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.