Which to use
“rétablie” and “rétablir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,980
- “rétablie” frequency rank
- #6,134
- “rétablir” frequency rank
- 26114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rétablie | rétablir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de rétablir. | Remettre une personne ou une chose en son état antérieur. |
Where the eye mixes rétablie and rétablir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rétablie (CVCVCCVV) and rétablir (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses rétablie with rétablir
A purely visual mix-up. rétablie (\ʁe.ta.bli\) and rétablir (\ʁe.ta.bliʁ\) 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 a single letter - e in “rétablie” becomes r in “rétablir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rétablie is recorded at frequency rank #19,980, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ta.bli\. rétablir is at rank #6,134, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ta.bliʁ\.
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 26114, this pair ranks #337,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rétablie vs rétablir
Shared letters: abilrté. Private to "rétablie": e. Private to "rétablir": -.
"rétablie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "rétablir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rétablie" and "rétablir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "rétablie" or "rétablir" 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 "rétablie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rétablir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rétablie" and "rétablir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retable vs rétablie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #337,034 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.