Which to use
“rejetées” is an adjective and “répétés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,006
- “rejetées” frequency rank
- #17,263
- “répétés” frequency rank
- 40269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejetées | répétés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de rejeté. | Pluriel de répété. |
Where the eye mixes rejetées and répétés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rejetées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against répétés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rejetées and répétés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rejetées is \ʁə.ʒə.te\ while répétés is \ʁe.pe.te\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rejetées is recorded at frequency rank #23,006, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ʒə.te\. répétés is at rank #17,263, tagged as anoun, 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 40269, this pair ranks #241,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rejetées vs répétés
Shared letters: rsté. Private to "rejetées": ej. Private to "répétés": p.
"rejetées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "répétés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rejetées" for "répétés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rejetées" or "répétés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rejetées" and "répétés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rejetées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répétés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejetées" and "répétés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejetées vs repérées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #241,755 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.