Which to use
“replier” and “reposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,145
- “replier” frequency rank
- #5,393
- “reposer” frequency rank
- 26538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replier | reposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plier une chose qui avait été dépliée. | Poser de nouveau ; poser une chose à l’endroit où on l’avait prise. |
Where the eye mixes replier and reposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. replier (CVCCVVC) and reposer (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between replier and reposer
A purely visual mix-up. replier (\ʁə.pli.je\) and reposer (\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 26538, 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\. reposer is at rank #5,393, 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 26538, this pair ranks #334,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of replier vs reposer
Shared letters: epr. Private to "replier": il. Private to "reposer": os.
"replier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "reposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "replier" and "reposer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "replier" or "reposer" show up more?
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 "replier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replier" and "reposer" 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 #334,386 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.