Which to use
“replier” and “répliquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,145
- “replier” frequency rank
- #25,488
- “répliquer” frequency rank
- 46633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replier | répliquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plier une chose qui avait été dépliée. | Donner la réplique, répondre sur ce qui a été répondu par celui à qui l’on parle. |
Where the eye mixes replier and répliquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: replier vs répliquer
A purely visual mix-up. replier (\ʁə.pli.je\) and répliquer (\ʁe.pli.ke\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
replier is recorded at frequency rank #21,145, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pli.je\. répliquer is at rank #25,488, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pli.ke\.
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 46633, this pair ranks #193,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of replier vs répliquer
Shared letters: eilpr. Private to "replier": -. Private to "répliquer": qué.
"replier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "répliquer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- replier ← erplier · relpier · repiler · repleir · replierr · replire · repllier · repplier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "replier" for "répliquer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "replier" or "répliquer"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "replier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répliquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replier" and "répliquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "replient vs replier". 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 #193,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.