Which to use
“reléguer” is a verb and “relégués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,406
- “reléguer” frequency rank
- #36,566
- “relégués” frequency rank
- 82972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reléguer | relégués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Envoyer en exil dans un lieu déterminé. | Masculin pluriel de relégué. |
Same sound, different letters: reléguer vs relégués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. reléguer and relégués follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - reléguer / relégués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: reléguer and relégués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.le.ɡe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reléguer is recorded at frequency rank #46,406, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.le.ɡe\. relégués is at rank #36,566, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.le.ɡe\.
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 82972, this pair ranks #15,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reléguer vs relégués
Shared letters: eglrué. Private to "reléguer": -. Private to "relégués": s.
"reléguer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "relégués" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "reléguer" / "relégués". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "reléguer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relégués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reléguer" and "relégués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reléguée vs reléguer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #15,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.