Which to use
“répandues” and “répandus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,760
- “répandues” frequency rank
- #24,382
- “répandus” frequency rank
- 49142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répandues | répandus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de répandu. | Masculin pluriel de répandu. |
Same sound, different letters: répandues vs répandus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. répandues runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against répandus's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - répandues / répandus
This is the hard kind. répandues and répandus 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répandues is recorded at frequency rank #24,760, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.pɑ̃.dy\. répandus is at rank #24,382, 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 49142, this pair ranks #173,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répandues vs répandus
Shared letters: adnprsué. Private to "répandues": e. Private to "répandus": -.
"répandues" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "répandus" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "répandues" for "répandus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "répandues" or "répandus"?
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 "répandues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répandus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répandues" and "répandus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répandus vs revendus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #173,116 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.