Which to use
“retable” and “rétablis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,505
- “retable” frequency rank
- #38,526
- “rétablis” frequency rank
- 78031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retable | rétablis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce d’architecture contre laquelle est appuyé l’autel et dont le fond, placé au-dessus de l’autel, contient un tableau, un bas-relief, une statue, etc. | Pluriel de rétabli. |
Where the eye mixes retable and rétablis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: retable vs rétablis
A purely visual mix-up. retable (\ʁə.tabl\) and rétablis (\ʁe.ta.bli\) 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 78031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retable is recorded at frequency rank #39,505, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.tabl\. rétablis is at rank #38,526, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ta.bli\.
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 78031, this pair ranks #26,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retable vs rétablis
Shared letters: ablrt. Private to "retable": e. Private to "rétablis": isé.
"retable" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "rétablis" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retable ← ertable · reatble · retabble · retabel · retablle · retalbe · retbale · rettable
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retable" for "rétablis" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "retable" or "rétablis" show up more?
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 "retable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rétablis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retable" and "rétablis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs retable". 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 #26,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.