repliésvsréprimésTell them apart

Which to use

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

#44,142
“repliés” frequency rank
#49,343
“réprimés” frequency rank
93485
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repliés réprimés
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de replier. Participe passé masculin pluriel de réprimer.

Where the eye mixes repliés and réprimés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repliés runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against réprimés's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
repliés
8 ch
réprimés

Why the eye confuses repliés with réprimés

A purely visual mix-up. repliés (\ʁə.pli.je\) and réprimés (\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 93485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repliés is recorded at frequency rank #44,142, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pli.je\. réprimés is at rank #49,343, 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 93485, this pair ranks #2,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repliés vs réprimés

Shared letters: iprsé. Private to "repliés": el. Private to "réprimés": m.

"repliés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "réprimés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repliés" and "réprimés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.pli.je\ versus \ʁe.pʁi.me\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repliés" vs "réprimés" - which ranks higher?
"repliés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,142 in our French list, against #49,343 for "réprimés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repliés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réprimés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repliés" and "réprimés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réprimées vs réprimés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #2,246 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