Which to use
“relisez” and “retirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,576
- “relisez” frequency rank
- #21,446
- “retirez” frequency rank
- 64022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relisez | retirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de relire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retirer. |
Where the eye mixes relisez and retirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. relisez and retirez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses relisez with retirez
A purely visual mix-up. relisez (\ʁə.li.ze\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relisez is recorded at frequency rank #42,576, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.li.ze\. 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 64022, this pair ranks #79,073 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relisez vs retirez
Shared letters: eirz. Private to "relisez": ls. Private to "retirez": t.
"relisez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "retirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "relisez" and "retirez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "relisez" vs "retirez" - 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 "relisez" 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 #79,073 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relisez" and "retirez" 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 #79,073 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.