Which to use
“repaired” and “replied” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,119
- “repaired” frequency rank
- #4,482
- “replied” frequency rank
- 14601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repaired | replied |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of repair | simple past and past participle of reply |
Where the eye mixes repaired and replied
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses repaired with replied
A purely visual mix-up. repaired (/ɹɪˈpɛɹd/) and replied (/ɹɪˈplaɪd/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repaired is recorded at frequency rank #10,119, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpɛɹd/. replied is at rank #4,482, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈplaɪd/.
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 14601, this pair ranks #469,037 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of repaired vs replied
Shared letters: deipr. Private to "repaired": a. Private to "replied": l.
"repaired" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "replied" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repaired" and "replied" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "repaired" vs "replied" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "repaired" and "replied" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repaired" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replied" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #469,037 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repaired" and "replied" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "readied vs replied". 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 #469,037 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.