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

#31,240
“réparée” frequency rank
#22,073
“repérés” frequency rank
53313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes réparée and repérés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réparée (CVCVCVV) and repérés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
réparée
7 ch
repérés

Look-alike desk: réparée vs repérés

A purely visual mix-up. réparée (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and repérés (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53313, 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\. repérés is at rank #22,073, 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 53313, this pair ranks #141,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réparée vs repérés

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

"réparée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "repérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réparée" for "repérés" 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: "réparée" vs "repérés" - which ranks higher?
"repérés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,073 in our French list, against #31,240 for "réparée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "réparée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repérés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #141,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparée" and "repérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparée vs réparent". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #141,584 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