Which to use
“redoutée” is a verb and “réputée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,138
- “redoutée” frequency rank
- #12,247
- “réputée” frequency rank
- 56385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redoutée | réputée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de redouter. | Féminin singulier de réputé. |
Where the eye mixes redoutée and réputée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. redoutée runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVV) against réputée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: redoutée vs réputée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redoutée is \ʁə.du.te\ while réputée is \ʁe.py.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redoutée is recorded at frequency rank #44,138, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.du.te\. réputée is at rank #12,247, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.py.te\.
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 56385, this pair ranks #121,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redoutée vs réputée
Shared letters: ertué. Private to "redoutée": do. Private to "réputée": p.
"redoutée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "réputée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "redoutée" for "réputée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "redoutée" or "réputée"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "redoutée" and "réputée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "redoutée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réputée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redoutée" and "réputée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redoutée vs refoulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #121,401 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.