réparervsréparésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,986
“réparer” frequency rank
#41,516
“réparés” frequency rank
46502
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparer réparés
Definition Remettre en état ce qui a été endommagé. Participe passé masculin pluriel de réparer.

Same sound, different letters: réparer vs réparés

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.

7 ch
réparer
7 ch
réparés

Ear matches; page differs - réparer and réparés

This is the hard kind. réparer and réparés are pronounced identically (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réparer is recorded at frequency rank #4,986, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.ʁe\. 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 46502, this pair ranks #194,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réparer vs réparés

Shared letters: apré. Private to "réparer": e. Private to "réparés": s.

"réparer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "réparés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réparer" and "réparés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
In ordinary French text, does "réparer" or "réparés" show up more?
"réparer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,986 in our French list, against #41,516 for "réparés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réparer" 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 #194,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparer" and "réparés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs réparés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #194,409 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