réparévsrepéréeWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“réparé” and “repérée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,992
“réparé” frequency rank
#25,474
“repérée” frequency rank
42466
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparé repérée
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de réparer. Participe passé féminin singulier de repérer.

Where the eye mixes réparé and repérée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
réparé
7 ch
repérée

Look-alike desk: réparé vs repérée

A purely visual mix-up. réparé (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and repérée (\ʁə.pe.ʁe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42466, 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\. repérée is at rank #25,474, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pe.ʁe\.

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 42466, this pair ranks #225,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réparé vs repérée

Shared letters: pré. Private to "réparé": a. Private to "repérée": e.

"réparé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "repérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réparé" for "repérée" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\ versus \ʁə.pe.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réparé" vs "repérée" - which ranks higher?
"réparé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,992 in our French list, against #25,474 for "repérée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "réparé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #225,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparé" and "repérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs repérée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #225,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list