Which to use
“replacé” and “retracé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,141
- “replacé” frequency rank
- #43,119
- “retracé” frequency rank
- 87260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replacé | retracé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de replacer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de retracer. |
Where the eye mixes replacé and retracé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. replacé and retracé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between replacé and retracé
A purely visual mix-up. replacé (\ʁə.pla.se\) and retracé (\ʁə.tʁa.se\) 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 87260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
replacé is recorded at frequency rank #44,141, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pla.se\. retracé is at rank #43,119, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tʁa.se\.
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 87260, this pair ranks #8,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of replacé vs retracé
Shared letters: aceré. Private to "replacé": lp. Private to "retracé": t.
"replacé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "retracé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "replacé" and "retracé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "replacé" or "retracé" show up more?
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 "replacé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retracé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replacé" and "retracé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retracé vs retracent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,515 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.