répandre

\ʁe.pɑ̃dʁ\

/\ʁe.pɑ̃dʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“répandre” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,472. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,472
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épancher ; verser ; laisser tomber un liquide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-repandre · répandre · French

répandre · rank #12,472 · 13 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,472
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH ronds

Nearest frequency peer: ronds (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « répandre »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « répandre » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

répandre vs réparé
63% similar
répandre vs répandu
75% similar
répandre vs réponde
75% similar

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

Key facts for répandre
PropertyValue
Headwordrépandre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁe.pɑ̃dʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,472
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « répandre »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).répandrese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ronds » (#12,471), « révélée » (#12,473), « rogers » (#12,470). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « répandre » est au #12,472. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around répandre (IPA \ʁe.pɑ̃dʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,472 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for répandre, with forms such as "repandre", "rpéandre", and "rrépandre". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "réparé", "répandu", "réponde", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is répandre, spelled R-É-P-A-N-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Épancher ; verser ; laisser tomber un liquide.
  2. 2
    Répartir ; distribuer.
  3. 3
    Étendre au loin ; disperser ; propager.
  4. 4
    Aller vociférant ; discourir à la cantonade.
  5. 5
    Fréquenter le monde, la société.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On ne doit employer le crud-ammoniac qu'après l’avoir abandonné à l’air pendant un certain temps, ou l’avoir répandu dans le sol plusieurs mois avant les semailles ou plantations.
  2. Répandre de l’eau par terre. — Répandre de la sauce sur la nappe.

This word in other languages

spill(English)propagar(Español)auslassen(Deutsch)espalhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • repandre
  • rpéandre
  • rrépandre
  • réapndre
  • répadnre
  • répanddre
  • répander
  • répandrre
  • répanndre
  • répanrde
  • répnadre
  • réppandre
  • érpandre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of répandre - 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.

repandre1rpéandre2rrépandre1réapndre2répadnre2répanddre1répander2répandrre1
Edit distance from "répandre"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "répandre"?
"répandre" is spelled R-É-P-A-N-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.pɑ̃dʁ\.
What does "répandre" mean?
As a verb, "répandre" means: Épancher ; verser ; laisser tomber un liquide.
What words are commonly confused with "répandre"?
"répandre" is commonly confused with "réparé", "répandu", "réponde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "répandre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "répandre" is \ʁe.pɑ̃dʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "répandre" come from?
"répandre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

ridicules13 variantsSebastian13 variantsregrouper13 variantspromoteur13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list