Which to use
“répand” is a verb and “rêvant” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,004
- “répand” frequency rank
- #30,356
- “rêvant” frequency rank
- 46360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répand | rêvant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répandre. | Qui fait rêver. |
Where the eye mixes répand and rêvant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. répand and rêvant follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses répand with rêvant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: répand is \ʁe.pɑ̃\ while rêvant is \ʁɛ.vɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46360, 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\. rêvant is at rank #30,356, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɑ̃\.
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 46360, this pair ranks #195,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répand vs rêvant
Shared letters: anr. Private to "répand": dpé. Private to "rêvant": tvê.
"répand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "rêvant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répand" and "rêvant" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "répand" or "rêvant"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "répand" and "rêvant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "répand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répand" and "rêvant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rêvant vs revoyant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #195,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.