Which to use
“release” is a noun and “repensé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,324
- “release” frequency rank
- #30,338
- “repensé” frequency rank
- 58662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | release | repensé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Révision, version, distribution (nouvelle version d’un logiciel, en particulier). | Participe passé masculin singulier de repenser. |
Where the eye mixes release and repensé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. release (CVCVVCV) and repensé (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: release vs repensé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: release is \ʁə.lis\ while repensé is \ʁə.pɑ̃.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
release is recorded at frequency rank #28,324, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.lis\. repensé is at rank #30,338, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ̃.se\.
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 58662, this pair ranks #107,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of release vs repensé
Shared letters: ers. Private to "release": al. Private to "repensé": npé.
"release" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "repensé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- release ← erlease · reelase · relaese · releaes · releasse · relesae · rellease · rleease
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "release" and "repensé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "release" vs "repensé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "release" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repensé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "release" and "repensé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repensé vs rêveuse". 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 #107,705 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.