réparervsréparezConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,986
“réparer” frequency rank
#46,428
“réparez” frequency rank
51414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparer réparez
Definition Remettre en état ce qui a été endommagé. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réparer.

Same sound, different letters: réparer vs réparez

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.

7 ch
réparer
7 ch
réparez

Same sound, different spelling - réparer / réparez

This is the hard kind. réparer and réparez 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 differ by a single letter - r in “réparer” becomes z in “réparez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51414, 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\. réparez is at rank #46,428, 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 51414, this pair ranks #155,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réparer vs réparez

Shared letters: aepré. Private to "réparer": -. Private to "réparez": z.

"réparer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "réparez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réparer" for "réparez" ever safe?
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.
Frequency check: "réparer" vs "réparez" - which ranks higher?
"réparer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,986 in our French list, against #46,428 for "réparez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

"réparer" and "réparez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réparer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réparez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #155,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparer" and "réparez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparent vs réparez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #155,176 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