Which to use
“reparte” and “retarde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,463
- “reparte” frequency rank
- #26,160
- “retarde” frequency rank
- 66623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reparte | retarde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de repartir. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de retarder. |
Where the eye mixes reparte and retarde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reparte and retarde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reparte vs retarde
A purely visual mix-up. reparte (\ʁə.paʁt\) and retarde (\ʁə.taʁd\) 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 66623, 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\. retarde is at rank #26,160, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.taʁd\.
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 66623, this pair ranks #67,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reparte vs retarde
Shared letters: aert. Private to "reparte": p. Private to "retarde": d.
"reparte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "retarde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reparte" and "retarde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "reparte" or "retarde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reparte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retarde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reparte" and "retarde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs reparte". 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 #67,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.