Which to use
“rehausser” and “repasser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,155
- “rehausser” frequency rank
- #10,061
- “repasser” frequency rank
- 42216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rehausser | repasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hausser davantage. | Passer de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes rehausser and repasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rehausser runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against repasser's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rehausser with repasser
A purely visual mix-up. rehausser (\ʁə.o.se\) and repasser (\ʁə.pɑ.se\) 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 42216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rehausser is recorded at frequency rank #32,155, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.o.se\. repasser is at rank #10,061, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ.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 42216, this pair ranks #227,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rehausser vs repasser
Shared letters: aers. Private to "rehausser": hu. Private to "repasser": p.
"rehausser" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "repasser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rehausser" and "repasser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rehausser" or "repasser"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rehausser" and "repasser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rehausser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rehausser" and "repasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rehaussée vs rehausser". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #227,323 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.