Which to use
“refermée” and “repérée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,139
- “refermée” frequency rank
- #25,474
- “repérée” frequency rank
- 69613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refermée | repérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de refermer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de repérer. |
Where the eye mixes refermée and repérée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. refermée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against repérée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses refermée with repérée
A purely visual mix-up. refermée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refermée is recorded at frequency rank #44,139, 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 69613, this pair ranks #54,486 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refermée vs repérée
Shared letters: eré. Private to "refermée": fm. Private to "repérée": p.
"refermée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "repérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "refermée" for "repérée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "refermée" or "repérée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refermée" 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 #54,486 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refermée" and "repérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refermée vs réformées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,486 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.