Which to use
“regardée” and “réparée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,246
- “regardée” frequency rank
- #31,240
- “réparée” frequency rank
- 48486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regardée | réparée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de regarder. | Participe passé féminin singulier de réparer. |
Where the eye mixes regardée and réparée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regardée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against réparée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses regardée with réparée
A purely visual mix-up. regardée (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\) and réparée (\ʁe.pa.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 48486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regardée is recorded at frequency rank #17,246, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\. réparée is at rank #31,240, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.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 48486, this pair ranks #178,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regardée vs réparée
Shared letters: aeré. Private to "regardée": dg. Private to "réparée": p.
"regardée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "réparée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "regardée" and "réparée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "regardée" vs "réparée" - which ranks higher?
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 "regardée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réparée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regardée" and "réparée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparée vs réparent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #178,518 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.