réparésvsrepartWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,516
“réparés” frequency rank
#9,379
“repart” frequency rank
50895
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparés repart
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de réparer. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de repartir.

Where the eye mixes réparés and repart

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

7 ch
réparés
6 ch
repart

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. réparés (\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 50895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réparés is recorded at frequency rank #41,516, 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 50895, this pair ranks #159,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réparés vs repart

Shared letters: apr. Private to "réparés": . Private to "repart": et.

"réparés" · 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

Can "réparés" and "repart" be used interchangeably?
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.
Which is more common, "réparés" or "repart"?
"repart" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,379 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list