réparentvsréparésWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#47,586
“réparent” frequency rank
#41,516
“réparés” frequency rank
89102
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparent réparés
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réparer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de réparer.

Where the eye mixes réparent and réparés

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

8 ch
réparent
7 ch
réparés

Visual trap between réparent and réparés

A purely visual mix-up. réparent (\ʁe.paʁ\) and réparés (\ʁe.pa.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 89102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réparent is recorded at frequency rank #47,586, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.paʁ\. réparés is at rank #41,516, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.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 89102, this pair ranks #6,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réparent vs réparés

Shared letters: apré. Private to "réparent": ent. Private to "réparés": s.

"réparent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC  ·  "réparés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réparent" and "réparés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.paʁ\ versus \ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réparent" vs "réparés" - which ranks higher?
"réparés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,516 in our French list, against #47,586 for "réparent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réparent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réparés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparent" and "réparés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparent vs replient". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #6,161 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