réparervsreparléWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#4,986
“réparer” frequency rank
#47,568
“reparlé” frequency rank
52554
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparer reparlé
Definition Remettre en état ce qui a été endommagé. Participe passé masculin singulier de reparler.

Where the eye mixes réparer and reparlé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
réparer
7 ch
reparlé

Visual trap between réparer and reparlé

A purely visual mix-up. réparer (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and reparlé (\ʁə.paʁ.le\) 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 52554, 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\. reparlé is at rank #47,568, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ.le\.

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 52554, this pair ranks #146,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réparer vs reparlé

Shared letters: aepré. Private to "réparer": -. Private to "reparlé": l.

"réparer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "reparlé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réparer" for "reparlé" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\ versus \ʁə.paʁ.le\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réparer" or "reparlé"?
"réparer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,986 in our French list, against #47,568 for "reparlé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "réparer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reparlé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparer" and "reparlé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparez vs reparlé". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #146,934 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