Which to use
“reins” and “repas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,059
- “reins” frequency rank
- #1,934
- “repas” frequency rank
- 11993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reins | repas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de rein. | Nourriture que l’on prend pour s’alimenter pendant une période spécifiquement consacrée à cette activité, souvent à des heures régulières de la journée. |
Where the eye mixes reins and repas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reins vs repas
A purely visual mix-up. reins (\ʁɛ̃\) and repas (\ʁə.pɑ\) 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 11993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reins is recorded at frequency rank #10,059, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɛ̃\. repas is at rank #1,934, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ\.
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 11993, this pair ranks #406,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reins vs repas
Shared letters: ers. Private to "reins": in. Private to "repas": ap.
"reins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "repas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reins" and "repas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reins" or "repas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reins" and "repas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reins vs Reis". 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 #406,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.