Which to use
“relier” and “relisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,222
- “relier” frequency rank
- #42,576
- “relisez” frequency rank
- 52798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relier | relisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lier de nouveau, refaire le nœud qui liait et qui est défait. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de relire. |
Where the eye mixes relier and relisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. relier runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against relisez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between relier and relisez
A purely visual mix-up. relier (\ʁə.lje\) and relisez (\ʁə.li.ze\) 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 52798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relier is recorded at frequency rank #10,222, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lje\. relisez is at rank #42,576, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.li.ze\.
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 52798, this pair ranks #145,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relier vs relisez
Shared letters: eilr. Private to "relier": -. Private to "relisez": sz.
"relier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "relisez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relier" and "relisez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "relier" or "relisez"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "relier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,210 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relier" and "relisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relisez vs révisés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #145,210 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.