repentance

\ʁə.pɑ̃.tɑ̃s\

/\ʁə.pɑ̃.tɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“repentance” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,986. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,986
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regret, douleur qu’on a de ses péchés.

Corpus desk

Index FR-repentance · repentance · French

repentance · rank #32,986 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,986
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH renversant

Nearest frequency peer: renversant (-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 « repentance »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « repentance » 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
Key facts for repentance
PropertyValue
Headwordrepentance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.pɑ̃.tɑ̃s\
Letters10
Frequency rank#32,986
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « repentance »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).repentancese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « renversant » (#32,985), « resterais » (#32,987), « remémorer » (#32,984). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « repentance » est au #32,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around repentance (IPA \ʁə.pɑ̃.tɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,986 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for repentance, with forms such as "erpentance", "reepntance", and "repenatnce". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is repentance, spelled R-E-P-E-N-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regret, douleur qu’on a de ses péchés.
  2. 2
    En droit, personne ou individu répondant aux dispositions légales ou réglementaires afférentes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il est mort avec beaucoup de repentance, avec une grande repentance de ses péchés. Note : Ne s’emploie guère que dans le langage de la piété.
  2. « Je suis au désespoir d’avoir encore manqué à la fidélité que je dois à Votre Majesté ; je la supplie très-humblement d’agréer que je lui en demande un million de pardons, avec un compliment de soumission et de repentance. »

This word in other languages

repentance(English)Reue(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpentance
  • reepntance
  • repenatnce
  • repenntance
  • repentacne
  • repentancce
  • repentanec
  • repentannce
  • repentnace
  • repenttance
  • repetnance
  • repnetance
  • reppentance
  • rpeentance
  • rrepentance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of repentance - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erpentance2reepntance2repenatnce2repenntance1repentacne2repentancce1repentanec2repentannce1
Edit distance from "repentance"

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 "repentance"?
"repentance" is spelled R-E-P-E-N-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.pɑ̃.tɑ̃s\.
What does "repentance" mean?
As a noun, "repentance" means: Regret, douleur qu’on a de ses péchés.
What are common misspellings of "repentance"?
Common misspellings include "erpentance", "reepntance", "repenatnce", "repenntance", "repentacne". The correct spelling is "repentance".
How do you pronounce "repentance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repentance" is \ʁə.pɑ̃.tɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

renversant#32,985remorquage#32,981réaffirmer#32,994saharienne#33,000

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

synthèses15 variantssécurisées15 variantstripartite15 variantsukrainiennes15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list