Which to use
“reparlé” and “repassé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,568
- “reparlé” frequency rank
- #27,940
- “repassé” frequency rank
- 75508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reparlé | repassé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de reparler. | Participe passé masculin singulier de repasser. |
Where the eye mixes reparlé and repassé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reparlé and repassé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reparlé vs repassé
A purely visual mix-up. reparlé (\ʁə.paʁ.le\) and repassé (\ʁə.pa.se\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reparlé is recorded at frequency rank #47,568, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ.le\. repassé is at rank #27,940, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pa.se\.
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 75508, this pair ranks #33,848 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reparlé vs repassé
Shared letters: aepré. Private to "reparlé": l. Private to "repassé": s.
"reparlé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "repassé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reparlé" and "repassé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reparlé" vs "repassé" - which ranks higher?
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 "reparlé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repassé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,848 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reparlé" and "repassé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparez vs reparlé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,848 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.