Which to use
“recensé” and “repensé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,789
- “recensé” frequency rank
- #30,338
- “repensé” frequency rank
- 56127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recensé | repensé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de recenser. | Participe passé masculin singulier de repenser. |
Where the eye mixes recensé and repensé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recensé and repensé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recensé with repensé
A purely visual mix-up. recensé (\ʁə.sɑ̃.se\) and repensé (\ʁə.pɑ̃.se\) 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 a single letter - c in “recensé” becomes p in “repensé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recensé is recorded at frequency rank #25,789, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɑ̃.se\. repensé is at rank #30,338, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ̃.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 56127, this pair ranks #123,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recensé vs repensé
Shared letters: enrsé. Private to "recensé": c. Private to "repensé": p.
"recensé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "repensé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recensé" for "repensé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recensé" vs "repensé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recensé" and "repensé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recensé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repensé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recensé" and "repensé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repensé vs rêveuse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.