Which to use
“relations” and “révélations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,011
- “relations” frequency rank
- #8,304
- “révélations” frequency rank
- 9315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relations | révélations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de relation. | Pluriel de révélation. |
Where the eye mixes relations and révélations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. relations runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against révélations's 11 (CVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses relations with révélations
A purely visual mix-up. relations (\ʁə.la.sjɔ̃\) and révélations (\ʁe.ve.la.sjɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relations is recorded at frequency rank #1,011, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.la.sjɔ̃\. révélations is at rank #8,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ve.la.sjɔ̃\.
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 9315, this pair ranks #417,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of relations vs révélations
Shared letters: ailnorst. Private to "relations": e. Private to "révélations": vé.
"relations" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "révélations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relations ← erlations · realtions · relaitons · relatinos · relationns · relationss · relatiosn · relatoins
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relations" for "révélations" ever safe?
Frequency check: "relations" vs "révélations" - which ranks higher?
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 "relations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révélations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relations" and "révélations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulations vs révélations". 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 #417,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.