Which to use
“réparé” is a verb and “repas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,992
- “réparé” frequency rank
- #1,934
- “repas” frequency rank
- 18926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réparé | repas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de réparer. | Nourriture que l’on prend pour s’alimenter pendant une période spécifiquement consacrée à cette activité, souvent à des heures régulières de la journée. |
Where the eye mixes réparé and repas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses réparé with repas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réparé is \ʁe.pa.ʁe\ while repas is \ʁə.pɑ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réparé is recorded at frequency rank #16,992, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.ʁe\. repas is at rank #1,934, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ\.
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 18926, this pair ranks #375,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réparé vs repas
Shared letters: apr. Private to "réparé": é. Private to "repas": es.
"réparé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "repas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repas ← erpas · reaps · repass · reppas · repsa · rpeas · rrepas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réparé" for "repas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réparé" vs "repas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réparé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réparé" and "repas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparé vs réparent". 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 #375,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.