Which to use
“résilié” and “résilier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,262
- “résilié” frequency rank
- #22,410
- “résilier” frequency rank
- 57672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résilié | résilier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de résilier. | Annuler, mettre fin à un contrat. |
Same sound, different letters: résilié vs résilier
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. résilié runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against résilier's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: résilié vs résilier
This is the hard kind. résilié and résilier are pronounced identically (\ʁe.zi.lje\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résilié is recorded at frequency rank #35,262, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zi.lje\. résilier is at rank #22,410, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zi.lje\.
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 57672, this pair ranks #113,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résilié vs résilier
Shared letters: ilrsé. Private to "résilié": -. Private to "résilier": e.
"résilié" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "résilier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "résilié" and "résilier" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "résilié" or "résilier" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "résilié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résilier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résilié" and "résilier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résilié vs résulté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #113,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.