Which to use
“relaie” and “replié” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,563
- “relaie” frequency rank
- #31,689
- “replié” frequency rank
- 68252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relaie | replié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de relayer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de replier. |
Where the eye mixes relaie and replié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. relaie (CVCVVV) and replié (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between relaie and replié
A purely visual mix-up. relaie (\ʁə.lɛ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relaie is recorded at frequency rank #36,563, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lɛ\. 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 68252, this pair ranks #59,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relaie vs replié
Shared letters: eilr. Private to "relaie": a. Private to "replié": pé.
"relaie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- relaie ← erlaie · realie · relaei · reliae · rellaie · rleaie · rrelaie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relaie" and "replié" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "relaie" vs "replié" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "relaie" and "replié" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relaie" 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 #59,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relaie" and "replié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relaie vs relit". 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 #59,899 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.