Which to use
“rejets” and “répétés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,852
- “rejets” frequency rank
- #17,263
- “répétés” frequency rank
- 36115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejets | répétés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de rejet. | Pluriel de répété. |
Where the eye mixes rejets and répétés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rejets runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against répétés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rejets with répétés
A purely visual mix-up. rejets (\ʁə.ʒɛ\) and répétés (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rejets is recorded at frequency rank #18,852, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ʒɛ\. 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 36115, this pair ranks #271,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rejets vs répétés
Shared letters: rst. Private to "rejets": ej. Private to "répétés": pé.
"rejets" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "répétés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rejets ← erjets · reejts · rejest · rejetss · rejetts · rejjets · rejtes · rjeets
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rejets" for "répétés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rejets" vs "répétés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rejets" and "répétés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rejets" 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 #271,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejets" and "répétés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejets vs revêtus". 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 #271,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.