regardésvsréparésWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
regardés
7 ch
réparés

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ɡaʁ.de\ versus \ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "regardés" or "réparés" show up more?
"regardés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,791 in our French list, against #41,516 for "réparés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list