Which to use
“rehaussé” and “repoussé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,522
- “rehaussé” frequency rank
- #11,289
- “repoussé” frequency rank
- 48811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rehaussé | repoussé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dit d’un meuble, d’une pièce dont la bordure est d’un autre émail. | Qualifie la matière en plaque (cuir ou métal), que l’on a décoré en le travaillant à l’envers, au marteau ou avec des instruments spéciaux. |
Where the eye mixes rehaussé and repoussé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rehaussé and repoussé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rehaussé with repoussé
A purely visual mix-up. rehaussé (\ʁə.o.se\) and repoussé (\ʁə.pu.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48811, 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\. repoussé is at rank #11,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.pu.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 48811, this pair ranks #175,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rehaussé vs repoussé
Shared letters: ersué. Private to "rehaussé": ah. Private to "repoussé": op.
"rehaussé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "repoussé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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In ordinary French text, does "rehaussé" or "repoussé" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rehaussé" and "repoussé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rehaussé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repoussé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rehaussé" and "repoussé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rehaussé vs rehaussée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #175,858 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.