Which to use
“regardés” and “réparés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,791
- “regardés” frequency rank
- #41,516
- “réparés” frequency rank
- 67307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regardés | réparés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de regarder. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réparer. |
Where the eye mixes regardés and réparés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regardés runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against réparés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: regardés vs réparés
A purely visual mix-up. regardés (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\) and réparés (\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 67307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regardés is recorded at frequency rank #25,791, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\. réparés is at rank #41,516, 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 67307, this pair ranks #63,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regardés vs réparés
Shared letters: arsé. Private to "regardés": deg. Private to "réparés": p.
"regardés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "réparés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "regardés" and "réparés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "regardés" or "réparés" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "regardés" and "réparés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regardés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réparés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regardés" and "réparés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs réparés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.