réparervsrepartTell them apart

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.

7 ch
réparer
6 ch
repart

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

  • reparterpart · reaprt · reparrt · repartt · repatr · reppart · reprat · rpeart

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réparer" and "repart" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\ versus \ʁə.paʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "réparer" vs "repart" - which ranks higher?
"réparer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,986 in our French list, against #9,379 for "repart". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list