Which to use
“rébus” and “repas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,013
- “rébus” frequency rank
- #1,934
- “repas” frequency rank
- 48947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rébus | repas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu d’esprit qui consiste à représenter un mot, un nom ou une phrase par des figures d’objets dont les noms offrent à l’oreille une ressemblance avec ce mot, ce nom, cette phrase. | Nourriture que l’on prend pour s’alimenter pendant une période spécifiquement consacrée à cette activité, souvent à des heures régulières de la journée. |
Where the eye mixes rébus and repas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rébus and repas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rébus with repas
A purely visual mix-up. rébus (\ʁe.by\) and repas (\ʁə.pɑ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rébus is recorded at frequency rank #47,013, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.by\. repas is at rank #1,934, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ\.
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 48947, this pair ranks #174,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rébus vs repas
Shared letters: rs. Private to "rébus": bué. Private to "repas": aep.
"rébus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "repas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repas ← erpas · reaps · repass · reppas · repsa · rpeas · rrepas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rébus" and "repas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rébus" or "repas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rébus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rébus" and "repas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rébus vs Reis". 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 #174,771 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.