Which to use
“rejetée” and “répétée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,392
- “rejetée” frequency rank
- #18,584
- “répétée” frequency rank
- 28976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejetée | répétée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de rejeté. | Féminin singulier de répété. |
Where the eye mixes rejetée and répétée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rejetée with répétée
A purely visual mix-up. rejetée (\ʁə.ʒə.te\) and répétée (\ʁe.pe.te\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rejetée is recorded at frequency rank #10,392, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ʒə.te\. répétée is at rank #18,584, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.pe.te\.
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 28976, this pair ranks #319,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rejetée vs répétée
Shared letters: erté. Private to "rejetée": j. Private to "répétée": p.
"rejetée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "répétée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rejetée" for "répétée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rejetée" or "répétée" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rejetée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répétée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejetée" and "répétée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répétée vs revêtue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #319,507 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.