Which to use
“réplique” and “répliques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,754
- “réplique” frequency rank
- #14,355
- “répliques” frequency rank
- 21109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réplique | répliques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réponse à ce qui a été dit ou écrit. | Pluriel de réplique. |
Same sound, different letters: réplique vs répliques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. réplique runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against répliques's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: réplique vs répliques
This is the hard kind. réplique and répliques are pronounced identically (\ʁe.plik\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réplique” sits inside “répliques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réplique is recorded at frequency rank #6,754, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.plik\. répliques is at rank #14,355, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.plik\.
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 21109, this pair ranks #364,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réplique vs répliques
Shared letters: eilpqrué. Private to "réplique": -. Private to "répliques": s.
"réplique" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "répliques" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réplique" for "répliques" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réplique" or "répliques"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réplique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répliques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réplique" and "répliques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repliés vs répliques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #364,809 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.