Which to use
“repartie” is a noun and “repartir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,679
- “repartie” frequency rank
- #5,701
- “repartir” frequency rank
- 28380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repartie | repartir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réponse vive, réplique faite sans délai. | Répliquer vivement et sur-le-champ. |
Where the eye mixes repartie and repartir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. repartie (CVCVCCVV) and repartir (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses repartie with repartir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repartie is \ʁə.paʁ.ti\ while repartir is \ʁə.paʁ.tiʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “repartie” becomes r in “repartir”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repartie is recorded at frequency rank #22,679, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ.ti\. repartir is at rank #5,701, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ.tiʁ\.
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 28380, this pair ranks #323,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repartie vs repartir
Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "repartie": -. Private to "repartir": -.
"repartie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "repartir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repartie" and "repartir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "repartie" or "repartir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "repartie" and "repartir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repartie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repartir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repartie" and "repartir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repartait vs repartie". 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 #323,206 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.