Which to use
“replay” is a noun and “replié” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,134
- “replay” frequency rank
- #31,689
- “replié” frequency rank
- 50823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replay | replié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Système permettant de revoir ou réécouter une émission de radio ou de télévision. | Participe passé masculin singulier de replier. |
Where the eye mixes replay and replié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses replay with replié
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: replay is \ʁi.plɛ(j)\ while replié is \ʁə.pli.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50823, 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)\. replié is at rank #31,689, 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 50823, this pair ranks #159,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of replay vs replié
Shared letters: elpr. Private to "replay": ay. Private to "replié": ié.
"replay" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- replay ← erplay · relpay · repaly · replayy · repllay · replya · repplay · rpelay
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "replay" and "replié" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "replay" or "replié"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "replay" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replay" and "replié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs replié". 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 #159,660 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.