remariéevsréparéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“remariée” and “réparée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,990
“remariée” frequency rank
#31,240
“réparée” frequency rank
78230
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remariée réparée
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de remarier. Participe passé féminin singulier de réparer.

Where the eye mixes remariée and réparée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remariée runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVV) against réparée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
remariée
7 ch
réparée

Visual trap between remariée and réparée

A purely visual mix-up. remariée (\ʁə.ma.ʁje\) and réparée (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) 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 78230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remariée is recorded at frequency rank #46,990, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ma.ʁje\. réparée is at rank #31,240, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.ʁe\.

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 78230, this pair ranks #26,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remariée vs réparée

Shared letters: aeré. Private to "remariée": im. Private to "réparée": p.

"remariée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV  ·  "réparée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remariée" and "réparée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ma.ʁje\ versus \ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remariée" or "réparée"?
"réparée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,240 in our French list, against #46,990 for "remariée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "remariée" and "réparée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remariée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réparée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remariée" and "réparée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remanier vs remariée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #26,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list