Which to use
“relève” is a noun and “relevés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,795
- “relève” frequency rank
- #9,375
- “relevés” frequency rank
- 12170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relève | relevés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remplacement d’une troupe de soldats, d’une équipe d’ouvriers par une autre troupe, une autre équipe équivalente. | Masculin pluriel de relevé. |
Where the eye mixes relève and relevés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. relève runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against relevés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between relève and relevés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: relève is \ʁə.lɛv\ while relevés is \ʁə.lə.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relève is recorded at frequency rank #2,795, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.lɛv\. 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 12170, this pair ranks #406,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of relève vs relevés
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "relève": è. Private to "relevés": sé.
"relève" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "relevés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "relève" and "relevés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "relève" vs "relevés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "relève" and "relevés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relève" 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 #406,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relève" and "relevés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs relevés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #406,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.