reply

/ɹɪˈplaɪ/

//ɹɪˈplaɪ// verb

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The verdict

“reply” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,073
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - responder; replicar

Corpus desk

Index PT-reply · reply · Portuguese

reply · rank #37,073 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,073
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH retratação

Nearest frequency peer: retratação (+3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “reply”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “reply” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reply vs rey
60% similar
reply vs repor
60% similar
reply vs rep
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reply
PropertyValue
Headwordreply
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈplaɪ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,073
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “reply”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.replycai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “retratação” (#37,076), “receção” (#37,068), “Rat” (#37,067). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “reply” fica em #37,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around reply (IPA /ɹɪˈplaɪ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,073 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for reply, with forms such as "erply", "relpy", and "replly". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "rey", "repor", "rep", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is reply, spelled R-E-P-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    responder; replicar
  2. 2
    reagir a algo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how reply appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. reply to an offense

Synonyms

respondanswerretortanswer backreactrejoincounterreturnrevertfollow upget back to

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erply
  • relpy
  • replly
  • replyy
  • repply
  • repyl
  • rpely
  • rreply

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reply - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erply2relpy2replly1replyy1repply1repyl2rpely2rreply1
Edit distance from "reply"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reply"?
"reply" is spelled R-E-P-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈplaɪ/.
What does "reply" mean?
As a verb, "reply" means: responder; replicar
What words are commonly confused with "reply"?
"reply" is commonly confused with "rey", "repor", "rep". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reply"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reply" is /ɹɪˈplaɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reply" come from?
"reply" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reply", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

peach#37,044talco#37,106Maori#37,001zorra#37,150

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

receção8 variantssoneto8 variantssílaba8 variantsmorgue8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list