Which to use
“rétablir” and “rétablit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,134
- “rétablir” frequency rank
- #23,359
- “rétablit” frequency rank
- 29493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rétablir | rétablit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remettre une personne ou une chose en son état antérieur. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rétablir. |
Where the eye mixes rétablir and rétablit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rétablir and rétablit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rétablir with rétablit
A purely visual mix-up. rétablir (\ʁe.ta.bliʁ\) and rétablit (\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 a single letter - r in “rétablir” becomes t in “rétablit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rétablir is recorded at frequency rank #6,134, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ta.bliʁ\. 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 29493, this pair ranks #316,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rétablir vs rétablit
Shared letters: abilrté. Private to "rétablir": -. Private to "rétablit": -.
"rétablir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "rétablit" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rétablir" and "rétablit" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "rétablir" or "rétablit" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rétablir" and "rétablit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rétablir" 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 #316,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rétablir" and "rétablit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retable vs rétablit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #316,334 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.