Which to use
“réparez” and “reposez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,428
- “réparez” frequency rank
- #30,339
- “reposez” frequency rank
- 76767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réparez | reposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réparer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reposer. |
Where the eye mixes réparez and reposez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: réparez vs reposez
A purely visual mix-up. réparez (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) and reposez (\ʁə.po.ze\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76767, 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\. reposez is at rank #30,339, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.ze\.
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 76767, this pair ranks #30,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réparez vs reposez
Shared letters: eprz. Private to "réparez": aé. Private to "reposez": os.
"réparez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "reposez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reposez ← erposez · reopsez · repoesz · reposezz · repossez · reposze · repposez · repsoez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réparez" for "reposez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réparez" or "reposez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réparez" and "reposez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réparez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réparez" and "reposez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparent vs réparez". 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 #30,220 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.