réparésvsrepliésTell them apart

Which to use

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

#41,516
“réparés” frequency rank
#44,142
“repliés” frequency rank
85658
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparés repliés
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de réparer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de replier.

Where the eye mixes réparés and repliés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réparés (CVCVCVC) and repliés (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
réparés
7 ch
repliés

Look-alike desk: réparés vs repliés

A purely visual mix-up. réparés (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réparés is recorded at frequency rank #41,516, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.ʁe\. 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 85658, this pair ranks #10,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réparés vs repliés

Shared letters: prsé. Private to "réparés": a. Private to "repliés": eil.

"réparés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repliés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réparés" for "repliés" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\ versus \ʁə.pli.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réparés" vs "repliés" - which ranks higher?
"réparés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,516 in our French list, against #44,142 for "repliés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réparés" 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 #10,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparés" and "repliés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repliés vs réprimés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #10,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list