Which to use
“rétablis” is a noun and “rétablit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,526
- “rétablis” frequency rank
- #23,359
- “rétablit” frequency rank
- 61885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rétablis | rétablit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de rétabli. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rétablir. |
Same sound, different letters: rétablis vs rétablit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. rétablis and rétablit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: rétablis vs rétablit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rétablis 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 a single letter - s in “rétablis” becomes t in “rétablit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rétablis is recorded at frequency rank #38,526, 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 61885, this pair ranks #89,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rétablis vs rétablit
Shared letters: abilrté. Private to "rétablis": s. Private to "rétablit": -.
"rétablis" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "rétablit" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rétablis" for "rétablit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rétablis" vs "rétablit" - 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 "rétablis" 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 #89,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rétablis" and "rétablit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retable vs rétablis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #89,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.