reprise

\ʁə.pʁiz\

/\ʁə.pʁiz\/ noun

The verdict

“reprise” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,015 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,015
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de reprendre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reprise vs révisé
43% similar
reprise vs requise
71% similar
reprise vs reptile
71% similar

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

Key facts for reprise
PropertyValue
Headwordreprise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.pʁiz\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,015
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reprise” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). reprise lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for reprise is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.pʁiz\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,015 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for reprise, with forms such as "erprise", "repirse", and "repprise". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "révisé", "requise", "reptile", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 reprise, spelled R-E-P-R-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de reprendre.
  2. 2
    Portion d’une partition que le musicien doit jouer deux fois ou plus.
  3. 3
    Œuvre interprétée par quelqu’un qui n’est pas l’artiste original.
  4. 4
    Action de reprendre après une pause.
  5. 5
    Rediffusion.
  6. 6
    Ce qui est repris.
  7. 7
    Ce que chacun des époux a droit, par lui ou ses représentants, de prélever, avant partage, sur la masse des biens de la communauté, lorsqu’elle est dissoute.
  8. 8
    Navire capturé par les ennemis et repris ensuite par la nation sur laquelle il avait été pris.
  9. 9
    Continuation de ce qui a été interrompu, réitération de ce qui a déjà été fait, recommencement.
  10. 10
    Continuation de ce qui a été interrompu, réitération de ce qui a déjà été fait, recommencement.
  11. 11
    Renouvellement et continuation d’un procès interrompu, lorsqu’il y a eu changement de parties ou d’avoué.
  12. 12
    Réparation, souvent assez mineure.
  13. 13
    Réparation, souvent assez mineure.
  14. 14
    Réparation, souvent assez mineure.
  15. 15
    Réparation, souvent assez mineure.
  16. 16
    Rachat, action de reprendre des actifs financiers.
  17. 17
    Période de combat de trois minutes, suivie d'une pause d'une minute.
  18. 18
    Maintien en vie, puis redémarrage de la croissance d’une plante après plantation.
  19. 19
    Couple, capacité d'un véhicule à reprendre de la vitesse.
  20. 20
    Somme d’argent versée par le nouvel occupant d’un bien au locataire précédent pour l’indemniser des dépenses engagées.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erprise,repirse,repprise,repries,reprisse,reprrise,reprsie,rerpise,rperise,rreprise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erprise2repirse2repprise1repries2reprisse1reprrise1reprsie2rerpise2
Edit distance from "reprise"

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 "reprise"?
"reprise" is spelled R-E-P-R-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.pʁiz\.
What does "reprise" mean?
As a noun, "reprise" means: Action de reprendre.
What words are commonly confused with "reprise"?
"reprise" is commonly confused with "révisé", "requise", "reptile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reprise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reprise" is \ʁə.pʁiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reprise" come from?
"reprise" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “reprise”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-P-R-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.pʁiz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “révisé” - see the side-by-side comparison. reprise vs révisé
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list