réparésvsreprisConfusable pair

Quick tell: réparés is a verb, repris is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réparés” is a verb and “repris” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,516
“réparés” frequency rank
#2,492
“repris” frequency rank
44008
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparés repris
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de réparer. Qui a été pris à nouveau.

Where the eye mixes réparés and repris

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réparés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against repris's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
réparés
6 ch
repris

Visual trap between réparés and repris

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réparés is \ʁe.pa.ʁe\ while repris is \ʁə.pʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44008, 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\. repris is at rank #2,492, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.pʁi\.

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 44008, this pair ranks #213,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réparés vs repris

Shared letters: prs. Private to "réparés": aé. Private to "repris": ei.

"réparés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repris" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repris ← erpris · repirs · reppris · repriss · reprris · reprsi · rerpis · rperis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réparés" and "repris" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réparés" is a verb and "repris" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réparés" or "repris"?
"repris" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,492 in our French list, against #41,516 for "réparés". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "réparés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #213,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparés" and "repris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs réparés". 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 #213,766 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