Which to use
“replay” and “repli” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,134
- “replay” frequency rank
- #12,465
- “repli” frequency rank
- 31599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replay | repli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Système permettant de revoir ou réécouter une émission de radio ou de télévision. | Pli double. |
Where the eye mixes replay and repli
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: replay vs repli
A purely visual mix-up. replay (\ʁi.plɛ(j)\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
replay is recorded at frequency rank #19,134, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁi.plɛ(j)\. 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 31599, this pair ranks #302,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of replay vs repli
Shared letters: elpr. Private to "replay": ay. Private to "repli": i.
"replay" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "repli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "replay" and "repli" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "replay" vs "repli" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "replay" and "repli" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "replay" 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 #302,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replay" and "repli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "replacé vs replay". 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 #302,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.