Which to use
“repartait” and “répétait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,326
- “repartait” frequency rank
- #26,521
- “répétait” frequency rank
- 75847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repartait | répétait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de repartir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de répéter. |
Where the eye mixes repartait and répétait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repartait runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against répétait's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses repartait with répétait
A purely visual mix-up. repartait (\ʁə.paʁ.tɛ\) and répétait (\ʁe.pe.tɛ\) 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 75847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repartait is recorded at frequency rank #49,326, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ.tɛ\. répétait is at rank #26,521, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pe.tɛ\.
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 75847, this pair ranks #32,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repartait vs répétait
Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "repartait": e. Private to "répétait": é.
"repartait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "répétait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repartait ← erpartait · reaprtait · reparatit · reparrtait · repartaitt · repartati · repartiat · reparttait
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repartait" and "répétait" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "repartait" or "répétait" show up more?
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 "repartait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répétait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repartait" and "répétait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remportait vs repartait". 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 #32,840 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.