Which to use
“relégués” and “relevés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,566
- “relégués” frequency rank
- #9,375
- “relevés” frequency rank
- 45941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relégués | relevés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de relégué. | Masculin pluriel de relevé. |
Where the eye mixes relégués and relevés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. relégués runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against relevés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses relégués with relevés
A purely visual mix-up. relégués (\ʁə.le.ɡe\) and relevés (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45941, 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\. relevés is at rank #9,375, 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 45941, this pair ranks #198,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relégués vs relevés
Shared letters: elrsé. Private to "relégués": gu. Private to "relevés": v.
"relégués" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "relevés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "relégués" and "relevés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "relégués" or "relevés"?
What to do next
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 "relevés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relégués" and "relevés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reléguer vs relégués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #198,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.