Which to use
“rejetées” and “réputées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,006
- “rejetées” frequency rank
- #22,692
- “réputées” frequency rank
- 45698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejetées | réputées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de rejeté. | Féminin pluriel de réputé. |
Where the eye mixes rejetées and réputées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rejetées and réputées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rejetées with réputées
A purely visual mix-up. rejetées (\ʁə.ʒə.te\) and réputées (\ʁe.py.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 45698, 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\. réputées is at rank #22,692, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.py.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 45698, this pair ranks #200,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rejetées vs réputées
Shared letters: ersté. Private to "rejetées": j. Private to "réputées": pu.
"rejetées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "réputées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rejetées" and "réputées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rejetées" or "réputées"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rejetées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réputées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejetées" and "réputées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejetées vs repérées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,716 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.