Which to use
“répand” and “répandre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,004
- “répand” frequency rank
- #12,472
- “répandre” frequency rank
- 28476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répand | répandre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répandre. | Épancher ; verser ; laisser tomber un liquide. |
Where the eye mixes répand and répandre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. répand runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against répandre's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: répand vs répandre
A purely visual mix-up. répand (\ʁe.pɑ̃\) and répandre (\ʁe.pɑ̃dʁ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “répand” sits inside “répandre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répand is recorded at frequency rank #16,004, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɑ̃\. répandre is at rank #12,472, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɑ̃dʁ\.
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 28476, this pair ranks #322,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répand vs répandre
Shared letters: adnpré. Private to "répand": -. Private to "répandre": e.
"répand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "répandre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "répand" for "répandre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "répand" vs "répandre" - 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 "répand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répandre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répand" and "répandre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répand vs romand". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #322,532 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.