Which to use
“rétabli” is a noun and “rétablit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,470
- “rétabli” frequency rank
- #23,359
- “rétablit” frequency rank
- 36829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rétabli | rétablit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui s’est rétabli de sa maladie. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rétablir. |
Same sound, different letters: rétabli vs rétablit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. rétabli runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against rétablit's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - rétabli / rétablit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rétabli and rétablit 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 “rétablit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36829, 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\. rétablit is at rank #23,359, 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 36829, this pair ranks #266,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rétabli vs rétablit
Shared letters: abilrté. Private to "rétabli": -. Private to "rétablit": -.
"rétabli" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "rétablit" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rétabli" for "rétablit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rétabli" or "rétablit" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "rétabli" / "rétablit". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rétabli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rétablit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rétabli" and "rétablit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retable vs rétablit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #266,858 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.