Which to use
“remettez” and “répétez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,675
- “remettez” frequency rank
- #32,578
- “répétez” frequency rank
- 55253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remettez | répétez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de remettre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répéter. |
Where the eye mixes remettez and répétez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. remettez runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against répétez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses remettez with répétez
A purely visual mix-up. remettez (\ʁə.mɛ.te\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remettez is recorded at frequency rank #22,675, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ.te\. 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 55253, this pair ranks #128,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remettez vs répétez
Shared letters: ertz. Private to "remettez": m. Private to "répétez": pé.
"remettez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "répétez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remettez ← ermettez · reemttez · remetetz · remetez · remettezz · remettze · remmettez · remtetez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remettez" for "répétez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "remettez" or "répétez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "remettez" 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 #128,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remettez" and "répétez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparez vs répétez". 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 #128,658 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.