repliésvsréuniesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,142
“repliés” frequency rank
#9,072
“réunies” frequency rank
53214
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repliés réunies
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de replier. Participe passé féminin pluriel de réunir.

Where the eye mixes repliés and réunies

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. repliés (CVCCVVC) and réunies (CVVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
repliés
7 ch
réunies

Visual trap between repliés and réunies

A purely visual mix-up. repliés (\ʁə.pli.je\) and réunies (\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 53214, 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\. réunies is at rank #9,072, 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 53214, this pair ranks #142,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repliés vs réunies

Shared letters: eirsé. Private to "repliés": lp. Private to "réunies": nu.

"repliés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "réunies" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repliés" and "réunies" 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.
Frequency check: "repliés" vs "réunies" - which ranks higher?
"réunies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,072 in our French list, against #44,142 for "repliés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "réunies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repliés" and "réunies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repliés vs réprimés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #142,316 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