Which to use
“récupérés” and “repérés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,458
- “récupérés” frequency rank
- #22,073
- “repérés” frequency rank
- 43531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récupérés | repérés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de récupérer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de repérer. |
Where the eye mixes récupérés and repérés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. récupérés runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against repérés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses récupérés with repérés
A purely visual mix-up. récupérés (\ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\) and repérés (\ʁə.pe.ʁe\) 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 43531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récupérés is recorded at frequency rank #21,458, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ky.pe.ʁe\. repérés is at rank #22,073, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pe.ʁe\.
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 43531, this pair ranks #217,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récupérés vs repérés
Shared letters: prsé. Private to "récupérés": cu. Private to "repérés": e.
"récupérés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "repérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "récupérés" for "repérés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "récupérés" or "repérés" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récupérés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repérés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,363 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récupérés" and "repérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparez vs repérés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #217,363 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.