réparéevsreportéConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,240
“réparée” frequency rank
#15,484
“reporté” frequency rank
46724
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparée reporté
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de réparer. Participe passé masculin singulier de reporter.

Where the eye mixes réparée and reporté

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

7 ch
réparée
7 ch
reporté

Why the eye confuses réparée with reporté

A purely visual mix-up. réparée (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and reporté (\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\) 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 46724, 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\. reporté is at rank #15,484, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\.

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 46724, this pair ranks #192,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réparée vs reporté

Shared letters: epré. Private to "réparée": a. Private to "reporté": ot.

"réparée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "reporté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réparée" for "reporté" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\ versus \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réparée" or "reporté"?
"reporté" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,484 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

Eye-level mix-up between "réparée" and "reporté" 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 "reporté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #192,627 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparée" and "reporté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparée vs réparent". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #192,627 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