reparte vs répète, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“reparte” is a verb and “répète” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,463
“reparte” frequency rank: #3,959
“répète” frequency rank: 44422
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	reparte	répète
Definition	Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de repartir.	(Apocope) Répétition.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reparte and répète apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

reparte

6 ch

répète

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reparte is \ʁə.paʁt\ while répète is \ʁe.pɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reparte is recorded at frequency rank #40,463, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁt\. répète is at rank #3,959, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɛt\.

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 44422, this pair ranks #210,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reparte vs répète

Shared letters: eprt. Private to "reparte": a. Private to "répète": èé.

"reparte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "répète" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

reparte ← erparte · reaprte · reparet · reparrte · repartte · repatre · repparte · reprate

Frequency comparison

reparte#40,463

répète#3,959

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reparte" and "répète" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reparte" is a verb and "répète" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "reparte" or "répète"?

"répète" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,959 in our French list, against #40,463 for "reparte". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering reparte vs répète

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “reparte”; for a noun, it's “répète”.
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