réparéevsrepéréesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,240
“réparée” frequency rank
#43,637
“repérées” frequency rank
74877
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparée repérées
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de réparer. Participe passé féminin pluriel de repérer.

Where the eye mixes réparée and repérées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réparée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against repérées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
réparée
8 ch
repérées

Look-alike desk: réparée vs repérées

A purely visual mix-up. réparée (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and repérées (\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 74877, 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\. repérées is at rank #43,637, 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 74877, this pair ranks #35,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réparée vs repérées

Shared letters: epré. Private to "réparée": a. Private to "repérées": s.

"réparée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "repérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réparée" and "repérées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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.
In ordinary French text, does "réparée" or "repérées" show up more?
"réparée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,240 in our French list, against #43,637 for "repérées". 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 "réparée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repérées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparée" and "repérées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs repèrent". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #35,745 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