Which to use
“replis” and “roulis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,502
- “replis” frequency rank
- #44,150
- “roulis” frequency rank
- 83652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | replis | roulis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de repli. | Balancement d’un navire qui roule, qui penche alternativement de droite à gauche et de gauche à droite. |
Where the eye mixes replis and roulis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between replis and roulis
A purely visual mix-up. replis (\ʁə.pli\) and roulis (\ʁu.li\) 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 83652, 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\. roulis is at rank #44,150, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁu.li\.
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 83652, this pair ranks #14,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of replis vs roulis
Shared letters: ilrs. Private to "replis": ep. Private to "roulis": ou.
"replis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "roulis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "replis" and "roulis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "replis" or "roulis"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "replis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roulis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "replis" and "roulis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rotules vs roulis". 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 #14,439 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.