Which to use
“réparée” and “retarde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,240
- “réparée” frequency rank
- #26,160
- “retarde” frequency rank
- 57400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réparée | retarde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de réparer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de retarder. |
Where the eye mixes réparée and retarde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between réparée and retarde
A purely visual mix-up. réparée (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and retarde (\ʁə.taʁd\) 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 57400, 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\. retarde is at rank #26,160, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.taʁd\.
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 57400, this pair ranks #115,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réparée vs retarde
Shared letters: aer. Private to "réparée": pé. Private to "retarde": dt.
"réparée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "retarde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retarde ← ertarde · reatrde · retadre · retardde · retared · retarrde · retrade · rettarde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réparée" for "retarde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réparée" vs "retarde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "retarde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réparée" and "retarde" 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 #115,263 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.