Which to use
“réparée” and “repars” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,240
- “réparée” frequency rank
- #20,262
- “repars” frequency rank
- 51502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réparée | repars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de réparer. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de repartir. |
Where the eye mixes réparée and repars
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réparée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against repars's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réparée vs repars
A purely visual mix-up. réparée (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and repars (\ʁə.paʁ\) 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 51502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réparée is recorded at frequency rank #31,240, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.ʁe\. repars is at rank #20,262, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ\.
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 51502, this pair ranks #154,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réparée vs repars
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "réparée": é. Private to "repars": s.
"réparée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "repars" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repars ← erpars · reaprs · reparrs · reparss · repasr · reppars · repras · rpears
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réparée" for "repars" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réparée" or "repars"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réparée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réparée" and "repars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparée 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 #154,524 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.