Which to use
“replied” and “replies” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,482
- “replied” frequency rank
- #7,732
- “replies” frequency rank
- 12214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replied | replies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of reply | third-person singular simple present indicative of reply |
Where the eye mixes replied and replies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: replied vs replies
A purely visual mix-up. replied (/ɹɪˈplaɪd/) and replies (/ɹɪˈplaɪz/) 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 a single letter - d in “replied” becomes s in “replies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
replied is recorded at frequency rank #4,482, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈplaɪd/. replies is at rank #7,732, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈplaɪz/.
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 12214, this pair ranks #482,815 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of replied vs replies
Shared letters: eilpr. Private to "replied": d. Private to "replies": s.
"replied" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "replies" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "replied" and "replies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "replied" vs "replies" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "replied" and "replies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "replied" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #482,815 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replied" and "replies" 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 #482,815 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.