répréhension
\ʁe.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“répréhension” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Blâme, correction, réprimande.
Corpus desk
Index FR-reprehension · répréhension · French
répréhension · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | répréhension |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁe.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « répréhension » en français
Rare enough to double-check
répréhension is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Blâme, correction, réprimande.".
répréhension doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is répréhension, spelled R-É-P-R-É-H-E-N-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Blâme, correction, réprimande.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how répréhension appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une sévère, une aigre répréhension.
Cela mérite répréhension, est sujet à répréhension.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.