réélirevsrepliéWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
réélire
6 ch
replié

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.e.liʁ\ versus \ʁə.pli.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "réélire" or "replié" show up more?
"replié" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,689 in our French list, against #43,650 for "réélire". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list