repliéevsreplierWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,498
“repliée” frequency rank
#21,145
“replier” frequency rank
62643
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repliée replier
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de replier. Plier une chose qui avait été dépliée.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set repliée and replier apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
repliée
7 ch
replier

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. repliée and replier are pronounced identically (\ʁə.pli.je\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repliée is recorded at frequency rank #41,498, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pli.je\. replier is at rank #21,145, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pli.je\.

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 62643, this pair ranks #86,068 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repliée vs replier

Shared letters: eilpr. Private to "repliée": é. Private to "replier": -.

"repliée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV  ·  "replier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repliererplier · relpier · repiler · repleir · replierr · replire · repllier · repplier

Frequency comparison

repliée#41,498
replier#21,145

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repliée" and "replier" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁə.pli.je\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "repliée" or "replier"?
"replier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,145 in our French list, against #41,498 for "repliée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering repliée vs replier

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “repliée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list