Which to use
“rétabli” is a noun and “rétablie” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,470
- “rétabli” frequency rank
- #19,980
- “rétablie” frequency rank
- 33450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rétabli | rétablie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui s’est rétabli de sa maladie. | Participe passé féminin singulier de rétablir. |
Same sound, different letters: rétabli vs rétablie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. rétabli runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against rétablie's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - rétabli and rétablie
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rétabli and rétablie carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.ta.bli\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rétabli” sits inside “rétablie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rétabli is recorded at frequency rank #13,470, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ta.bli\. rétablie is at rank #19,980, tagged as averb, 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 33450, this pair ranks #290,565 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rétabli vs rétablie
Shared letters: abilrté. Private to "rétabli": -. Private to "rétablie": e.
"rétabli" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "rétablie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rétabli" and "rétablie" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "rétabli" or "rétablie" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "rétabli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rétablie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,565 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rétabli" and "rétablie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retable vs rétablie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #290,565 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.