Which to use
“relire” and “replié” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,731
- “relire” frequency rank
- #31,689
- “replié” frequency rank
- 41420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relire | replié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lire de nouveau. | Participe passé masculin singulier de replier. |
Where the eye mixes relire and replié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between relire and replié
A purely visual mix-up. relire (\ʁə.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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relire is recorded at frequency rank #9,731, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 41420, this pair ranks #233,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relire vs replié
Shared letters: eilr. Private to "relire": -. Private to "replié": pé.
"relire" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- relire ← erlire · reilre · relirre · rellire · relrie · rleire · rrelire
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "relire" and "replié" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "relire" or "replié"?
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 "relire" 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 #233,249 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relire" and "replié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs replié". 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 #233,249 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.