Which to use
“réélire” and “replié” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,650
- “réélire” frequency rank
- #31,689
- “replié” frequency rank
- 75339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réélire | replié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élire de nouveau. | Participe passé masculin singulier de replier. |
Where the eye mixes réélire and replié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réélire 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: réélire vs replié
A purely visual mix-up. réélire (\ʁe.e.liʁ\) and replié (\ʁə.pli.je\) 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 75339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réélire is recorded at frequency rank #43,650, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.liʁ\. 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 75339, this pair ranks #34,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réélire vs replié
Shared letters: eilré. Private to "réélire": -. Private to "replié": p.
"réélire" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réélire" and "replié" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réélire" or "replié" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "réélire" 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 #34,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réélire" and "replié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réélire vs repliée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,372 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.