récitsvsrépitWhich spelling fits?

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“récits” and “répit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,343
“récits” frequency rank
#16,232
“répit” frequency rank
22575
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature récits répit
Definition Pluriel de récit. Relâche, délai, action de surseoir.

Where the eye mixes récits and répit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
récits
5 ch
répit

Look-alike desk: récits vs répit

A purely visual mix-up. récits (\ʁe.si\) and répit (\ʁe.pi\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

récits is recorded at frequency rank #6,343, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.si\. répit is at rank #16,232, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pi\.

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 22575, this pair ranks #357,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of récits vs répit

Shared letters: irté. Private to "récits": cs. Private to "répit": p.

"récits" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "répit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "récits" and "répit" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.si\ versus \ʁe.pi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "récits" vs "répit" - which ranks higher?
"récits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,343 in our French list, against #16,232 for "répit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "récits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "répit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #357,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "récits" and "répit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs répit". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #357,232 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list