Which to use
“réalité” is a noun and “replié” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #759
- “réalité” frequency rank
- #31,689
- “replié” frequency rank
- 32448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalité | replié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Existence effective. | Participe passé masculin singulier de replier. |
Where the eye mixes réalité and replié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réalité runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against replié's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réalité vs replié
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réalité is \ʁe.a.li.te\ while replié 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réalité is recorded at frequency rank #759, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.te\. replié is at rank #31,689, 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 32448, this pair ranks #297,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réalité vs replié
Shared letters: ilré. Private to "réalité": at. Private to "replié": ep.
"réalité" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réalité" and "replié" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réalité" or "replié" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réalité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalité" and "replié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs replié". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #297,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.