repair
\ɹɪ.ˈpɛə\
The verdict
“repair” is uncommon French (frequency #67,066 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,066
- frequency rank, French
- 507,453
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - I have to take the train, because my car is still in the garage for repairs. #*: Je dois prendre le train, parce que ma voiture est toujours au garage pour des réparations.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | repair |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɹɪ.ˈpɛə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #67,066 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “repair” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
repair is uncommon French at frequency #67,066 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɹɪ.ˈpɛə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
repair doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is repair, spelled R-E-P-A-I-R.
Definition
- 1I have to take the train, because my car is still in the garage for repairs. #*: Je dois prendre le train, parce que ma voiture est toujours au garage pour des réparations.
- 2Réparation : restauration de la fonctionnalité d’un produit, mais sans conformité aux spécifications.
Synonyms
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “repair”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-E-P-A-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɹɪ.ˈpɛə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.