Which to use
“replié” and “réprimé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,689
- “replié” frequency rank
- #36,145
- “réprimé” frequency rank
- 67834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replié | réprimé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de replier. | Participe passé masculin singulier de réprimer. |
Where the eye mixes replié and réprimé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. replié runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against réprimé's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: replié vs réprimé
A purely visual mix-up. replié (\ʁə.pli.je\) and réprimé (\ʁe.pʁi.me\) 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 67834, 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\. réprimé is at rank #36,145, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pʁi.me\.
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 67834, this pair ranks #61,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of replié vs réprimé
Shared letters: ipré. Private to "replié": el. Private to "réprimé": m.
"replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "réprimé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "replié" for "réprimé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "replié" vs "réprimé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "replié" and "réprimé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "replié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réprimé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replié" and "réprimé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réprimé vs réprimés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,725 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.