Which to use
“réparer” and “repart” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,986
- “réparer” frequency rank
- #9,379
- “repart” frequency rank
- 14365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réparer | repart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Remettre en état ce qui a été endommagé. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de repartir. |
Where the eye mixes réparer and repart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réparer runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against repart's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réparer and repart
A purely visual mix-up. réparer (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and repart (\ʁə.paʁ\) 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 14365, 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\. repart is at rank #9,379, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ\.
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 14365, this pair ranks #396,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réparer vs repart
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "réparer": é. Private to "repart": t.
"réparer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "repart" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repart ← erpart · reaprt · reparrt · repartt · repatr · reppart · reprat · rpeart
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réparer" and "repart" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réparer" vs "repart" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "repart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réparer" and "repart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparent vs repart". 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 #396,998 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.