Which to use
“ramasser” and “repasser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,064
- “ramasser” frequency rank
- #10,061
- “repasser” frequency rank
- 19125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ramasser | repasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire un amas, un assemblage, une collection de choses. | Passer de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes ramasser and repasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ramasser and repasser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ramasser with repasser
A purely visual mix-up. ramasser (\ʁa.ma.se\) and repasser (\ʁə.pɑ.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ramasser is recorded at frequency rank #9,064, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ma.se\. repasser is at rank #10,061, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ.se\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19125, this pair ranks #374,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ramasser vs repasser
Shared letters: aers. Private to "ramasser": m. Private to "repasser": p.
"ramasser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "repasser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ramasser" and "repasser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ramasser" or "repasser" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ramasser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ramasser" and "repasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramassée vs ramasser". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #374,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.