Which to use
“relire” and “retirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,731
- “relire” frequency rank
- #21,446
- “retirez” frequency rank
- 31177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relire | retirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lire de nouveau. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retirer. |
Where the eye mixes relire and retirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between relire and retirez
A purely visual mix-up. relire (\ʁə.liʁ\) and retirez (\ʁə.ti.ʁe\) 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 31177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relire is recorded at frequency rank #9,731, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.liʁ\. retirez is at rank #21,446, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ti.ʁe\.
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 31177, this pair ranks #305,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relire vs retirez
Shared letters: eir. Private to "relire": l. Private to "retirez": tz.
"relire" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "retirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relire" and "retirez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "relire" or "retirez"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "relire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relire" and "retirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resterez vs retirez". 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 #305,498 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.