Which to use
“remettant” and “répétant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,130
- “remettant” frequency rank
- #23,684
- “répétant” frequency rank
- 42814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remettant | répétant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent du verbe remettre. | Participe présent de répéter. |
Where the eye mixes remettant and répétant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remettant runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against répétant's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between remettant and répétant
A purely visual mix-up. remettant (\ʁə.mɛ.tɑ̃\) and répétant (\ʁe.pe.tɑ̃\) 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 42814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remettant is recorded at frequency rank #19,130, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ.tɑ̃\. répétant is at rank #23,684, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pe.tɑ̃\.
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 42814, this pair ranks #222,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remettant vs répétant
Shared letters: anrt. Private to "remettant": em. Private to "répétant": pé.
"remettant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "répétant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remettant ← ermettant · reemttant · remetant · remetatnt · remettannt · remettantt · remettatn · remettnat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remettant" and "répétant" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remettant" or "répétant"?
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 "remettant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répétant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remettant" and "répétant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejetait vs répétant". 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 #222,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.