Which to use
“réapprendre” and “reprendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,295
- “réapprendre” frequency rank
- #1,674
- “reprendre” frequency rank
- 35969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réapprendre | reprendre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apprendre de nouveau (en particulier ce qui était oublié ou une habitude que l’on a arrêtée). | Prendre de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes réapprendre and reprendre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between réapprendre and reprendre
A purely visual mix-up. réapprendre (\ʁe.a.pʁɑ̃dʁ\) and reprendre (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réapprendre is recorded at frequency rank #34,295, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.pʁɑ̃dʁ\. reprendre is at rank #1,674, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\.
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 35969, this pair ranks #272,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réapprendre vs reprendre
Shared letters: denpr. Private to "réapprendre": aé. Private to "reprendre": -.
"réapprendre" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCCV · "reprendre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reprendre ← erprendre · reperndre · repprendre · reprednre · reprenddre · reprender · reprendrre · reprenndre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réapprendre" and "reprendre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réapprendre" vs "reprendre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réapprendre" and "reprendre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réapprendre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprendre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réapprendre" and "reprendre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprendrai vs reprendre". 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 #272,898 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.