remplirvsrepliéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,035
“remplir” frequency rank
#31,689
“replié” frequency rank
34724
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remplir replié
Definition Emplir de nouveau. Participe passé masculin singulier de replier.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remplir and replié apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
remplir
6 ch
replié

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remplir (\ʁɑ̃.pliʁ\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remplir is recorded at frequency rank #3,035, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pliʁ\. 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 34724, this pair ranks #281,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remplir vs replié

Shared letters: eilpr. Private to "remplir": m. Private to "replié": é.

"remplir" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remplirermplir · remlpir · remmplir · rempilr · remplirr · rempllir · remplri · rempplir

Frequency comparison

remplir#3,035
replié#31,689

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remplir" and "replié" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃.pliʁ\ versus \ʁə.pli.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remplir" or "replié"?
"remplir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,035 in our French list, against #31,689 for "replié". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering remplir vs replié

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remplir” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list