Which to use
“réparée” and “repassé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,240
- “réparée” frequency rank
- #27,940
- “repassé” frequency rank
- 59180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réparée | repassé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de réparer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de repasser. |
Where the eye mixes réparée and repassé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réparée (CVCVCVV) and repassé (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: réparée vs repassé
A purely visual mix-up. réparée (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and repassé (\ʁə.pa.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59180, 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\. repassé is at rank #27,940, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pa.se\.
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 59180, this pair ranks #104,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réparée vs repassé
Shared letters: aepré. Private to "réparée": -. Private to "repassé": s.
"réparée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "repassé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réparée" for "repassé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réparée" vs "repassé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réparée" and "repassé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réparée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repassé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réparée" and "repassé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparée vs réparent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,607 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.