Which to use
“retirée” is an adjective and “retirez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,475
- “retirée” frequency rank
- #21,446
- “retirez” frequency rank
- 32921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retirée | retirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de retiré. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retirer. |
Same sound, different letters: retirée vs retirez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. retirée (CVCVCVV) and retirez (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - retirée and retirez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: retirée and retirez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.ti.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retirée is recorded at frequency rank #11,475, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ti.ʁe\. retirez is at rank #21,446, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ti.ʁe\.
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 32921, this pair ranks #294,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retirée vs retirez
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "retirée": é. Private to "retirez": z.
"retirée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "retirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retirez ← ertirez · reitrez · retierz · retirezz · retirrez · retirze · retriez · rettirez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "retirée" and "retirez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "retirée" vs "retirez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"retirée" and "retirez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "retirée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retirée" and "retirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resterez vs retirez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #294,082 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.