# ralentir vs repentir

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### ralentir
*verb · IPA \ʁa.lɑ̃.tiʁ\ · frequency rank #9,230*
Diminuer la vitesse.

### repentir
*noun · IPA \ʁə.pɑ̃.tiʁ\ · frequency rank #22,680*
Action de se repentir.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/ralentir-vs-repentir