Which to use
“relevées” and “réservées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,396
- “relevées” frequency rank
- #12,248
- “réservées” frequency rank
- 34644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relevées | réservées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de relevé. | Féminin pluriel de réservé. |
Where the eye mixes relevées and réservées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. relevées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against réservées's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between relevées and réservées
A purely visual mix-up. relevées (\ʁə.lə.ve\) and réservées (\ʁe.zɛʁ.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 34644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relevées is recorded at frequency rank #22,396, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.lə.ve\. réservées is at rank #12,248, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zɛʁ.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 34644, this pair ranks #282,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relevées vs réservées
Shared letters: ersvé. Private to "relevées": l. Private to "réservées": -.
"relevées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "réservées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relevées" for "réservées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "relevées" vs "réservées" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "relevées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réservées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relevées" and "réservées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relevées vs releveur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #282,393 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.