reply

[rɪˈplaɪ]

/[rɪˈplaɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“reply” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,757
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Antwort

Corpus desk

Index DE-reply · reply · German

reply · rank #29,757 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,757
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Replik

Nearest frequency peer: Replik (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „reply“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „reply“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reply vs rey
60% similar
reply vs real
60% similar
reply vs reale
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reply
PropertyValue
Headwordreply
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[rɪˈplaɪ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,757
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „reply“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.replyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Replik“ (#29,756), „Ritz“ (#29,758), „reingefallen“ (#29,755). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reply“ bei #29,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around reply (IPA [rɪˈplaɪ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,757 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for reply, with forms such as "erply", "relpy", and "replly". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "rey", "real", "reale", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is reply, spelled R-E-P-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Antwort
  2. 2
    Rückantwort, Rückmeldung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how reply appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Twice he struck at the chamber door without any reply from within."
  2. "As I expected, his reply was typewritten and revealed the same trivial but characteristic defects."

This word in other languages

réponse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erply
  • relpy
  • replly
  • replyy
  • repply
  • repyl
  • rpely
  • rreply

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reply - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erply2relpy2replly1replyy1repply1repyl2rpely2rreply1
Edit distance from "reply"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reply"?
"reply" is spelled R-E-P-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [rɪˈplaɪ].
What does "reply" mean?
As a noun, "reply" means: Antwort
What words are commonly confused with "reply"?
"reply" is commonly confused with "rey", "real", "reale". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reply"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reply" is [rɪˈplaɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reply" come from?
"reply" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reply", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rächt#29,761plump#29,738Pence#29,731Pedal#29,730

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Regent8 variantsReales8 variantsSeiler8 variantssharp8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list