repliévsreposéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“replié” and “reposé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,689
“replié” frequency rank
#25,794
“reposé” frequency rank
57483
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature replié reposé
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de replier. Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe reposer.

Where the eye mixes replié and reposé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
replié
6 ch
reposé

Visual trap between replié and reposé

A purely visual mix-up. replié (\ʁə.pli.je\) and reposé (\ʁə.po.ze\) 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 57483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

replié is recorded at frequency rank #31,689, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pli.je\. reposé is at rank #25,794, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.ze\.

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 57483, this pair ranks #114,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of replié vs reposé

Shared letters: epré. Private to "replié": il. Private to "reposé": os.

"replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "reposé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "replié" and "reposé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.pli.je\ versus \ʁə.po.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "replié" or "reposé"?
"reposé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,794 in our French list, against #31,689 for "replié". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "replié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reposé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "replié" and "reposé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs replié". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #114,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list