repliévsréunieWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,689
“replié” frequency rank
#14,557
“réunie” frequency rank
46246
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature replié réunie
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de replier. Participe passé féminin singulier de réunir.

Where the eye mixes replié and réunie

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. replié (CVCCVV) and réunie (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
replié
6 ch
réunie

Visual trap between replié and réunie

A purely visual mix-up. replié (\ʁə.pli.je\) and réunie (\ʁe.y.ni\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46246, 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\. réunie is at rank #14,557, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.y.ni\.

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 46246, this pair ranks #196,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of replié vs réunie

Shared letters: eiré. Private to "replié": lp. Private to "réunie": nu.

"replié" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "réunie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "replié" and "réunie" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.pli.je\ versus \ʁe.y.ni\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "replié" or "réunie" show up more?
"réunie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,557 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "replié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réunie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #196,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "replié" and "réunie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs replié". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #196,436 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