Which to use
“repaire” is a noun and “réparés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,549
- “repaire” frequency rank
- #41,516
- “réparés” frequency rank
- 62065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repaire | réparés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu où se réunissent et se cachent bandits, malfaiteurs, voleurs, etc. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réparer. |
Where the eye mixes repaire and réparés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. repaire (CVCVVCV) and réparés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: repaire vs réparés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repaire is \ʁə.pɛʁ\ while réparés is \ʁe.pa.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 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 62065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repaire is recorded at frequency rank #20,549, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɛʁ\. réparés is at rank #41,516, 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 62065, this pair ranks #89,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repaire vs réparés
Shared letters: apr. Private to "repaire": ei. Private to "réparés": sé.
"repaire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "réparés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repaire ← erpaire · reapire · repaier · repairre · reparie · repiare · reppaire · rpeaire
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repaire" for "réparés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "repaire" or "réparés"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réparés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repaire" and "réparés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs réparés". 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 #89,025 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.