Which to use
“relayés” is a verb and “reyes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,575
- “relayés” frequency rank
- #29,120
- “reyes” frequency rank
- 71695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relayés | reyes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de relayer. | Pluriel de rey. |
Where the eye mixes relayés and reyes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. relayés runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against reyes's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between relayés and reyes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: relayés is \ʁə.lɛ.je\ while reyes is \ˈɾe.ʝes\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relayés is recorded at frequency rank #42,575, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lɛ.je\. reyes is at rank #29,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɾe.ʝes\.
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 71695, this pair ranks #46,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relayés vs reyes
Shared letters: ersy. Private to "relayés": alé. Private to "reyes": -.
"relayés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "reyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reyes ← eryes · reeys · reyess · reyse · reyyes · rreyes · ryees
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relayés" for "reyes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "relayés" or "reyes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "relayés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relayés" and "reyes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs relayés". 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 #46,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.