Which to use
“répit” and “replis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,232
- “répit” frequency rank
- #39,502
- “replis” frequency rank
- 55734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répit | replis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relâche, délai, action de surseoir. | Pluriel de repli. |
Where the eye mixes répit and replis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses répit with replis
A purely visual mix-up. répit (\ʁe.pi\) and replis (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répit is recorded at frequency rank #16,232, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pi\. replis is at rank #39,502, 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 55734, this pair ranks #125,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répit vs replis
Shared letters: ipr. Private to "répit": té. Private to "replis": els.
"répit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "replis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- replis ← erplis · relpis · repils · repliss · repllis · replsi · repplis · rpelis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répit" and "replis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "répit" or "replis" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "répit" and "replis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "répit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répit" and "replis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs replis". 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 #125,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.