Which to use
“relayée” and “relayer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,847
- “relayée” frequency rank
- #20,547
- “relayer” frequency rank
- 47394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relayée | relayer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de relayer. | Prendre des relais de chevaux frais. |
Where the eye mixes relayée and relayer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. relayée (CVCVVVV) and relayer (CVCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between relayée and relayer
A purely visual mix-up. relayée (\ʁə.lɛ.je\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relayée is recorded at frequency rank #26,847, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lɛ.je\. 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 47394, this pair ranks #187,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relayée vs relayer
Shared letters: aelry. Private to "relayée": é. Private to "relayer": -.
"relayée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVV · "relayer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relayer ← erlayer · realyer · relaeyr · relayerr · relayre · relayyer · rellayer · relyaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relayée" and "relayer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "relayée" vs "relayer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "relayée" 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 #187,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relayée" and "relayer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs relayée". 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 #187,327 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.