réaliséevsrepliéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réalisée is a adjective, repliée is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réalisée” is an adjective and “repliée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,221
“réalisée” frequency rank
#41,498
“repliée” frequency rank
44719
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réalisée repliée
Definition Féminin singulier de réalisé. Participe passé féminin singulier de replier.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réalisée and repliée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
réalisée
7 ch
repliée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réalisée is \ʁe.a.li.ze\ while repliée is \ʁə.pli.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réalisée is recorded at frequency rank #3,221, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.ze\. repliée is at rank #41,498, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pli.je\.

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 44719, this pair ranks #208,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réalisée vs repliée

Shared letters: eilré. Private to "réalisée": as. Private to "repliée": p.

"réalisée" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV  ·  "repliée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV

Frequency comparison

réalisée#3,221
repliée#41,498

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réalisée" and "repliée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réalisée" is an adjective and "repliée" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réalisée" or "repliée"?
"réalisée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,221 in our French list, against #41,498 for "repliée". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering réalisée vs repliée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “réalisée”; for a verb, it's “repliée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réalisée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list