# relaxer vs replacer

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### relaxer
*verb · IPA \ʁə.lak.se\ · frequency rank #25,107*
Remettre en liberté, en parlant d’un prisonnier.

### replacer
*verb · IPA \ʁə.pla.se\ · frequency rank #22,070*
Remettre à sa place.

## Source
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