Which to use
“rehaussé” is an adjective and “repassé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,522
- “rehaussé” frequency rank
- #27,940
- “repassé” frequency rank
- 65462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rehaussé | repassé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dit d’un meuble, d’une pièce dont la bordure est d’un autre émail. | Participe passé masculin singulier de repasser. |
Where the eye mixes rehaussé and repassé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rehaussé runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against repassé's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rehaussé and repassé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rehaussé is \ʁə.o.se\ while repassé is \ʁə.pa.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rehaussé is recorded at frequency rank #37,522, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.o.se\. repassé is at rank #27,940, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pa.se\.
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 65462, this pair ranks #72,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rehaussé vs repassé
Shared letters: aersé. Private to "rehaussé": hu. Private to "repassé": p.
"rehaussé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "repassé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rehaussé" and "repassé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rehaussé" or "repassé"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rehaussé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repassé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rehaussé" and "repassé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rehaussé vs rehaussée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,230 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.