Which to use
“refermé” and “repérée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,150
- “refermé” frequency rank
- #25,474
- “repérée” frequency rank
- 57624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refermé | repérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de refermer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de repérer. |
Where the eye mixes refermé and repérée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. refermé (CVCVCCV) and repérée (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between refermé and repérée
A purely visual mix-up. refermé (\ʁə.fɛʁ.me\) and repérée (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refermé is recorded at frequency rank #32,150, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɛʁ.me\. repérée is at rank #25,474, 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 57624, this pair ranks #113,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refermé vs repérée
Shared letters: eré. Private to "refermé": fm. Private to "repérée": p.
"refermé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "repérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refermé" for "repérée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "refermé" vs "repérée" - which ranks higher?
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 "refermé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refermé" and "repérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refermé vs renfermer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #113,918 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.