Which to use
“réélire” and “repliée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,650
- “réélire” frequency rank
- #41,498
- “repliée” frequency rank
- 85148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réélire | repliée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élire de nouveau. | Participe passé féminin singulier de replier. |
Where the eye mixes réélire and repliée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: réélire vs repliée
A purely visual mix-up. réélire (\ʁe.e.liʁ\) and repliée (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85148, 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\. 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 85148, this pair ranks #11,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réélire vs repliée
Shared letters: eilré. Private to "réélire": -. Private to "repliée": p.
"réélire" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "repliée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réélire" for "repliée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réélire" or "repliée"?
Useful next steps
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 "repliée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réélire" and "repliée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repliée vs replient". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.