replisvsrequisConfusable pair

Quick tell: replis is a noun, requis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“replis” is a noun and “requis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,502
“replis” frequency rank
#6,549
“requis” frequency rank
46051
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature replis requis
Definition Pluriel de repli. D’une chose ou d’un concept : qui fait partie de conditions fixées par la loi ou un règlement.

Where the eye mixes replis and requis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
replis
6 ch
requis

Look-alike desk: replis vs requis

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: replis is \ʁə.pli\ while requis is \ʁə.ki\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

replis is recorded at frequency rank #39,502, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pli\. requis is at rank #6,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ki\.

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 46051, this pair ranks #198,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of replis vs requis

Shared letters: eirs. Private to "replis": lp. Private to "requis": qu.

"replis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "requis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repliserplis · relpis · repils · repliss · repllis · replsi · repplis · rpelis
  • requiserquis · reqius · reqquis · requiss · requsi · reuqis · rqeuis · rrequis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "replis" for "requis" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "replis" is a noun and "requis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "replis" or "requis"?
"requis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,549 in our French list, against #39,502 for "replis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "replis" and "requis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "replis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "requis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "replis" and "requis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs replis". 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 #198,007 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