Which to use
“reapply” and “reply” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,364
- “reapply” frequency rank
- #3,020
- “reply” frequency rank
- 45384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reapply | reply |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To apply again. | To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer. |
Letter map: reapply vs reply
Shared letters muted; letters that set reapply and reply apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: reapply and reply
reapply and reply are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reapply is recorded at frequency rank #42,364, classified as averb. reply is at rank #3,020, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈplaɪ/.
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 45384, this pair ranks #221,733 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reapply vs reply
Shared letters: elpry. Private to "reapply": a. Private to "reply": -.
"reapply" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "reply" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reapply" and "reply" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reapply" vs "reply" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "reapply" vs "reply" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "reapply" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reply" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,733 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reapply" and "reply" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reapply vs resupply". 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 #221,733 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.