Which to use
“réparent” and “reposent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,586
- “réparent” frequency rank
- #11,471
- “reposent” frequency rank
- 59057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réparent | reposent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réparer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reposer. |
Where the eye mixes réparent and reposent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réparent and reposent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: réparent vs reposent
A purely visual mix-up. réparent (\ʁe.paʁ\) and reposent (\ʁə.poz\) 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 59057, 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\. reposent is at rank #11,471, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.poz\.
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 59057, this pair ranks #105,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réparent vs reposent
Shared letters: enprt. Private to "réparent": aé. Private to "reposent": os.
"réparent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "reposent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reposent ← erposent · reopsent · repoesnt · reposennt · reposentt · reposetn · reposnet · repossent
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réparent" for "reposent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réparent" vs "reposent" - 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 "réparent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réparent" and "reposent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparent vs replient". 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 #105,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.