rééluevsrepliéTell them apart

Which to use

“réélue” and “replié” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,482
“réélue” frequency rank
#31,689
“replié” frequency rank
72171
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réélue replié
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de réélire. Participe passé masculin singulier de replier.

Where the eye mixes réélue and replié

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. réélue (CVVCVV) and replié (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
réélue
6 ch
replié

Look-alike desk: réélue vs replié

A purely visual mix-up. réélue (\ʁe.e.ly\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réélue is recorded at frequency rank #40,482, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.ly\. 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 72171, this pair ranks #44,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réélue vs replié

Shared letters: elré. Private to "réélue": u. Private to "replié": ip.

"réélue" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV  ·  "replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réélue" for "replié" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.e.ly\ versus \ʁə.pli.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réélue" or "replié"?
"replié" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,689 in our French list, against #40,482 for "réélue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réélue" 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 #44,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réélue" and "replié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réélue vs revêtue". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #44,951 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