Which to use
“rétablie” is a verb and “rétablis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,980
- “rétablie” frequency rank
- #38,526
- “rétablis” frequency rank
- 58506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rétablie | rétablis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de rétablir. | Pluriel de rétabli. |
Same sound, different letters: rétablie vs rétablis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. rétablie (CVCVCCVV) and rétablis (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - rétablie and rétablis
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rétablie and rétablis carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.ta.bli\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “rétablie” becomes s in “rétablis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58506, 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\. 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 58506, this pair ranks #108,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rétablie vs rétablis
Shared letters: abilrté. Private to "rétablie": e. Private to "rétablis": s.
"rétablie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "rétablis" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rétablie" and "rétablis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rétablie" vs "rétablis" - which ranks higher?
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 "rétablie" 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 #108,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rétablie" and "rétablis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retable vs rétablis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #108,658 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.