repérésvsrepliésConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#22,073
“repérés” frequency rank
#44,142
“repliés” frequency rank
66215
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repérés repliés
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de repérer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de replier.

Where the eye mixes repérés and repliés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repérés (CVCVCVC) and repliés (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
repérés
7 ch
repliés

Visual trap between repérés and repliés

A purely visual mix-up. repérés (\ʁə.pe.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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repérés is recorded at frequency rank #22,073, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pe.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 66215, this pair ranks #68,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repérés vs repliés

Shared letters: eprsé. Private to "repérés": -. Private to "repliés": il.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repérés" and "repliés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.pe.ʁe\ versus \ʁə.pli.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "repérés" or "repliés"?
"repérés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,073 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "repérés" and "repliés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repérés" 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 #68,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repérés" and "repliés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repliés vs réprimés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #68,783 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