Which to use
“repli” and “replis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,465
- “repli” frequency rank
- #39,502
- “replis” frequency rank
- 51967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repli | replis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pli double. | Pluriel de repli. |
Same sound, different letters: repli vs replis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - repli / replis
This is the hard kind. repli and replis are pronounced identically (\ʁə.pli\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “repli” sits inside “replis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repli is recorded at frequency rank #12,465, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pli\. 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 51967, this pair ranks #151,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repli vs replis
Shared letters: eilpr. Private to "repli": -. Private to "replis": s.
"repli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "replis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repli" and "replis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "repli" vs "replis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "repli" / "replis". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "repli" 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 #151,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repli" 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 #151,117 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.