# replay

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹiːˈpleɪ/ · frequency rank #9,393

## Definitions
1. To play again.
2. To display a recording of a previous event, especially multiple times.

## Etymology
From re- + play.

## Easily confused with
- **reply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/replay-vs-reply)
- **Ripley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/replay-vs-ripley)
- **roleplay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/replay-vs-roleplay)
- **rely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rely-vs-replay)
- **relax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relax-vs-replay)
- **relay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relay-vs-replay)
- **repay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repay-vs-replay)
- **really** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/really-vs-replay)
- **repeat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repeat-vs-replay)
- **repeal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repeal-vs-replay)
- **realty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/realty-vs-replay)
- **Reilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reilly-vs-replay)
- **replace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/replace-vs-replay)

## Common misspellings (9)
`erplay`, `relpay`, `repaly`, `replayy`, `repllay`, `replya`, `repplay`, `rpelay`, `rreplay`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/replay