ReisvsreplisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,902
“Reis” frequency rank
#39,502
“replis” frequency rank
89404
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reis replis
Definition Riz. Pluriel de repli.

Where the eye mixes Reis and replis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Reis runs 4 letters (CVVC) against replis's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Reis
6 ch
replis

Visual trap between Reis and replis

A purely visual mix-up. Reis (\raɪ̯s\) and replis (\ʁə.pli\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reis is recorded at frequency rank #49,902, classified as anoun, pronounced \raɪ̯s\. replis is at rank #39,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pli\.

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 89404, this pair ranks #5,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Reis vs replis

Shared letters: eirs. Private to "Reis": -. Private to "replis": lp.

"Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "replis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reis ← eris · reiss · resi · rreis
  • replis ← erplis · relpis · repils · repliss · repllis · replsi · repplis · rpelis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Reis" for "replis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\raɪ̯s\ versus \ʁə.pli\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Reis" or "replis"?
"replis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,502 in our French list, against #49,902 for "Reis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Reis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "replis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,831 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Reis" and "replis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs Rhys". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #5,831 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