Which to use
“reparler” and “repasser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,069
- “reparler” frequency rank
- #10,061
- “repasser” frequency rank
- 32130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reparler | repasser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parler à nouveau. | Passer de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes reparler and repasser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reparler and repasser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between reparler and repasser
A purely visual mix-up. reparler (\ʁə.paʁ.le\) and repasser (\ʁə.pɑ.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 32130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reparler is recorded at frequency rank #22,069, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ.le\. repasser is at rank #10,061, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ.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 32130, this pair ranks #299,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reparler vs repasser
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "reparler": l. Private to "repasser": s.
"reparler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "repasser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reparler" and "repasser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reparler" or "repasser"?
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 "reparler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repasser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reparler" and "repasser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs reparler". 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 #299,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.