rappelervsrappelésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rappeler is a verb, rappelés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rappeler” is a verb and “rappelés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,634
“rappeler” frequency rank
#29,504
“rappelés” frequency rank
31138
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rappeler rappelés
Definition Appeler de nouveau. Masculin pluriel de rappelé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rappeler and rappelés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
rappeler
8 ch
rappelés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rappeler is \ʁa.ple\ while rappelés is \ʁa.pə.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rappeler is recorded at frequency rank #1,634, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ple\. rappelés is at rank #29,504, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.pə.le\.

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 31138, this pair ranks #305,712 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rappeler vs rappelés

Shared letters: aelpr. Private to "rappeler": -. Private to "rappelés": .

"rappeler" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "rappelés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rappelerarppeler · rapeler · rapepler · rappeelr · rappelerr · rappeller · rappelre · rappleer

Frequency comparison

rappeler#1,634
rappelés#29,504

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rappeler" and "rappelés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rappeler" is a verb and "rappelés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rappeler" or "rappelés"?
"rappeler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,634 in our French list, against #29,504 for "rappelés". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering rappeler vs rappelés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “rappeler”; for an adjective, it's “rappelés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rappeler” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list