Which to use
“relégués” and “relevées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,566
- “relégués” frequency rank
- #22,396
- “relevées” frequency rank
- 58962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relégués | relevées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de relégué. | Féminin pluriel de relevé. |
Where the eye mixes relégués and relevées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. relégués and relevées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between relégués and relevées
A purely visual mix-up. relégués (\ʁə.le.ɡe\) and relevées (\ʁə.lə.ve\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relégués is recorded at frequency rank #36,566, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.le.ɡe\. relevées is at rank #22,396, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.lə.ve\.
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 58962, this pair ranks #105,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relégués vs relevées
Shared letters: elrsé. Private to "relégués": gu. Private to "relevées": v.
"relégués" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "relevées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "relégués" and "relevées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "relégués" or "relevées"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "relégués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relevées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relégués" and "relevées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reléguer vs relégués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,885 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.