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替える is an exact match with one form of the following word:
代える
BOOST
Reading : かえる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to replace  (usu. 替える)
2. to exchange; to interchange  (usu. 換える)
3. to substitute  (usu. 代える)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 117,650 which gives a rank of 3,353
代える is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 124,000 (about 944,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1522 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 18807
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 24 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
へや
部屋
えて
ほしいです
I'd like to change my room.
はら
えられぬ

I have to eat, too.
とりあえず
ほうたい
包帯
している
けどもし
わずら
わしかったら
いえ
かえ
って
からカットバン
えて
だいじょうぶ
大丈夫

Ah, well I've bandaged it for the meantime but if that's awkward then it's fine to replace it with a plaster when you get home.
換える
BOOST
Reading : かえる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 98,000 (about 1,950,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1720 (see iKnow! collections)
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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かえる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 31,000 (about 18,600,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 24 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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替える
BOOST
Reading : かえる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 58,000 (about 6,890,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 8780
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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shoot
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
カン   かえる to replace, to substitute   
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カン brilliant, clear, bright   
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corner
net
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
hand
タイ   かえる to replace   かわる to be replaced   
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フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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