repartentvsrépètentTell them apart

Which to use

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

#22,678
“repartent” frequency rank
#19,675
“répètent” frequency rank
42353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repartent répètent
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de repartir. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répéter.

Where the eye mixes repartent and répètent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

9 ch
repartent
8 ch
répètent

Visual trap between repartent and répètent

A purely visual mix-up. repartent (\ʁə.paʁt\) and répètent (\ʁe.pɛt\) 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 42353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repartent is recorded at frequency rank #22,678, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁt\. répètent is at rank #19,675, tagged as averb, 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 42353, this pair ranks #226,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repartent vs répètent

Shared letters: enprt. Private to "repartent": a. Private to "répètent": èé.

"repartent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC  ·  "répètent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartenterpartent · reaprtent · reparetnt · reparrtent · repartennt · repartentt · repartetn · repartnet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repartent" and "répètent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.paʁt\ versus \ʁe.pɛt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repartent" vs "répètent" - which ranks higher?
"répètent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,675 in our French list, against #22,678 for "repartent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "repartent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "répètent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repartent" and "répètent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repartait vs repartent". 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 #226,253 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