Which to use
“replacé” and “repliée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,141
- “replacé” frequency rank
- #41,498
- “repliée” frequency rank
- 85639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replacé | repliée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de replacer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de replier. |
Where the eye mixes replacé and repliée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. replacé (CVCCVCV) and repliée (CVCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses replacé with repliée
A purely visual mix-up. replacé (\ʁə.pla.se\) and repliée (\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 85639, 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\. repliée is at rank #41,498, 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 85639, this pair ranks #10,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of replacé vs repliée
Shared letters: elpré. Private to "replacé": ac. Private to "repliée": i.
"replacé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "repliée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "replacé" and "repliée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "replacé" or "repliée" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "replacé" and "repliée" 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 "repliée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replacé" and "repliée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repliée vs replient". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,997 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.