Which to use
“relis” and “repliés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,576
- “relis” frequency rank
- #44,142
- “repliés” frequency rank
- 62718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relis | repliés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de relire. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de replier. |
Where the eye mixes relis and repliés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. relis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against repliés's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses relis with repliés
A purely visual mix-up. relis (\ʁə.li\) and repliés (\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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relis is recorded at frequency rank #18,576, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.li\. repliés is at rank #44,142, 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 62718, this pair ranks #85,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relis vs repliés
Shared letters: eilrs. Private to "relis": -. Private to "repliés": pé.
"relis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "repliés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relis ← erlis · reils · reliss · rellis · relsi · rleis · rrelis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relis" for "repliés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "relis" or "repliés"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "relis" and "repliés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "relis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repliés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relis" and "repliés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repliés vs réprimés". 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 #85,676 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.