Which to use
“repas” and “repli” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,934
- “repas” frequency rank
- #12,465
- “repli” frequency rank
- 14399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repas | repli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nourriture que l’on prend pour s’alimenter pendant une période spécifiquement consacrée à cette activité, souvent à des heures régulières de la journée. | Pli double. |
Where the eye mixes repas and repli
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses repas with repli
A purely visual mix-up. repas (\ʁə.pɑ\) and repli (\ʁə.pli\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repas is recorded at frequency rank #1,934, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ\. repli is at rank #12,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pli\.
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 14399, this pair ranks #396,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of repas vs repli
Shared letters: epr. Private to "repas": as. Private to "repli": il.
"repas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "repli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repas" for "repli" ever safe?
Frequency check: "repas" vs "repli" - which ranks higher?
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 "repas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repas" and "repli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs repli". 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 #396,855 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.