Which to use
“relatés” and “relayés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,148
- “relatés” frequency rank
- #42,575
- “relayés” frequency rank
- 90723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relatés | relayés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de relater. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de relayer. |
Where the eye mixes relatés and relayés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. relatés (CVCVCVC) and relayés (CVCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: relatés vs relayés
A purely visual mix-up. relatés (\ʁə.la.te\) and relayés (\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 “relatés” becomes y in “relayés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90723, 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\. relayés is at rank #42,575, 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 90723, this pair ranks #4,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relatés vs relayés
Shared letters: aelrsé. Private to "relatés": t. Private to "relayés": y.
"relatés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "relayés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relatés" for "relayés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "relatés" or "relayés"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "relatés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relayés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relatés" and "relayés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs rénales". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,526 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.