Which to use
“replay” and “replis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,134
- “replay” frequency rank
- #39,502
- “replis” frequency rank
- 58636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replay | replis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Système permettant de revoir ou réécouter une émission de radio ou de télévision. | Pluriel de repli. |
Where the eye mixes replay and replis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses replay with replis
A purely visual mix-up. replay (\ʁi.plɛ(j)\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58636, 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)\. 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 58636, this pair ranks #107,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of replay vs replis
Shared letters: elpr. Private to "replay": ay. Private to "replis": is.
"replay" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "replis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "replay" and "replis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "replay" or "replis"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "replay" 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 #107,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replay" 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 #107,847 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.