réparezvsrepéréeWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#46,428
“réparez” frequency rank
#25,474
“repérée” frequency rank
71902
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparez repérée
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réparer. Participe passé féminin singulier de repérer.

Where the eye mixes réparez and repérée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réparez (CVCVCVC) and repérée (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
réparez
7 ch
repérée

Visual trap between réparez and repérée

A purely visual mix-up. réparez (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and repérée (\ʁə.pe.ʁe\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réparez is recorded at frequency rank #46,428, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.ʁe\. repérée is at rank #25,474, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pe.ʁe\.

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 71902, this pair ranks #45,863 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réparez vs repérée

Shared letters: epré. Private to "réparez": az. Private to "repérée": -.

"réparez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repérée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réparez" for "repérée" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\ versus \ʁə.pe.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réparez" or "repérée"?
"repérée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,474 in our French list, against #46,428 for "réparez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réparez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,863 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réparez" and "repérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparent vs réparez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #45,863 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