Which to use
“réparer” and “replier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,986
- “réparer” frequency rank
- #21,145
- “replier” frequency rank
- 26131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réparer | replier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remettre en état ce qui a été endommagé. | Plier une chose qui avait été dépliée. |
Where the eye mixes réparer and replier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: réparer vs replier
A purely visual mix-up. réparer (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and replier (\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 26131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réparer is recorded at frequency rank #4,986, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.ʁe\. replier is at rank #21,145, 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 26131, this pair ranks #336,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réparer vs replier
Shared letters: epr. Private to "réparer": aé. Private to "replier": il.
"réparer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "replier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- replier ← erplier · relpier · repiler · repleir · replierr · replire · repllier · repplier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réparer" for "replier" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réparer" or "replier"?
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 "réparer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réparer" and "replier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "replient vs replier". 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 #336,938 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.