Which to use
“replacé” is a verb and “replay” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,141
- “replacé” frequency rank
- #19,134
- “replay” frequency rank
- 63275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replacé | replay |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de replacer. | Système permettant de revoir ou réécouter une émission de radio ou de télévision. |
Where the eye mixes replacé and replay
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between replacé and replay
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: replacé is \ʁə.pla.se\ while replay is \ʁi.plɛ(j)\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
replacé is recorded at frequency rank #44,141, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pla.se\. replay is at rank #19,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁi.plɛ(j)\.
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 63275, this pair ranks #82,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of replacé vs replay
Shared letters: aelpr. Private to "replacé": cé. Private to "replay": y.
"replacé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "replay" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- replay ← erplay · relpay · repaly · replayy · repllay · replya · repplay · rpelay
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "replacé" and "replay" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "replacé" or "replay"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "replacé" and "replay" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "replacé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replay" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replacé" and "replay" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "replacé vs retracé". 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 #82,799 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.