Which to use
“relevez” and “répétez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,276
- “relevez” frequency rank
- #32,578
- “répétez” frequency rank
- 77854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relevez | répétez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de relever. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répéter. |
Where the eye mixes relevez and répétez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. relevez and répétez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between relevez and répétez
A purely visual mix-up. relevez (\ʁə.lə.ve\) and répétez (\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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relevez is recorded at frequency rank #45,276, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.lə.ve\. répétez is at rank #32,578, tagged as averb, 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 77854, this pair ranks #27,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of relevez vs répétez
Shared letters: erz. Private to "relevez": lv. Private to "répétez": pté.
"relevez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "répétez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relevez ← erlevez · reelvez · releevz · relevezz · relevvez · relevze · rellevez · relveez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relevez" for "répétez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "relevez" vs "répétez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "relevez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répétez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relevez" and "répétez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "releveur vs relevez". 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 #27,260 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.