Which to use
“répandu” and “répandues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,774
- “répandu” frequency rank
- #24,760
- “répandues” frequency rank
- 33534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répandu | répandues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que l’on a répandu ; qui est réparti, distribué. | Féminin pluriel de répandu. |
Same sound, different letters: répandu vs répandues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. répandu runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against répandues's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - répandu / répandues
This is the hard kind. répandu and répandues are pronounced identically (\ʁe.pɑ̃.dy\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “répandu” sits inside “répandues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répandu is recorded at frequency rank #8,774, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.pɑ̃.dy\. répandues is at rank #24,760, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.pɑ̃.dy\.
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 33534, this pair ranks #289,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répandu vs répandues
Shared letters: adnprué. Private to "répandu": -. Private to "répandues": es.
"répandu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "répandues" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répandu" and "répandues" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "répandu" or "répandues"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "répandu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répandues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répandu" and "répandues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répandues vs répandus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #289,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.