Which to use
“relatés” and “relayer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,148
- “relatés” frequency rank
- #20,547
- “relayer” frequency rank
- 68695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relatés | relayer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de relater. | Prendre des relais de chevaux frais. |
Where the eye mixes relatés and relayer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: relatés vs relayer
A purely visual mix-up. relatés (\ʁə.la.te\) and relayer (\ʁə.le.je\) 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 68695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relatés is recorded at frequency rank #48,148, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.la.te\. relayer is at rank #20,547, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.le.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 68695, this pair ranks #58,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relatés vs relayer
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "relatés": sté. Private to "relayer": y.
"relatés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "relayer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relayer ← erlayer · realyer · relaeyr · relayerr · relayre · relayyer · rellayer · relyaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relatés" and "relayer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "relatés" or "relayer"?
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 "relatés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relayer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relatés" and "relayer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs rénales". 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 #58,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.