reparsvsrepartiConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,262
“repars” frequency rank
#10,225
“reparti” frequency rank
30487
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repars reparti
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de repartir. Participe passé masculin singulier de repartir.

Where the eye mixes repars and reparti

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
repars
7 ch
reparti

Look-alike desk: repars vs reparti

A purely visual mix-up. repars (\ʁə.paʁ\) and reparti (\ʁə.paʁ.ti\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repars is recorded at frequency rank #20,262, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ\. reparti is at rank #10,225, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ.ti\.

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 30487, this pair ranks #309,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repars vs reparti

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "repars": s. Private to "reparti": it.

"repars" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "reparti" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparserpars · reaprs · reparrs · reparss · repasr · reppars · repras · rpears
  • repartierparti · reaprti · reparit · reparrti · repartti · repatri · repparti · reprati

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repars" for "reparti" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.paʁ\ versus \ʁə.paʁ.ti\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repars" vs "reparti" - which ranks higher?
"reparti" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,225 in our French list, against #20,262 for "repars". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reparti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #309,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repars" and "reparti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs repars". 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 #309,998 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