répartiesvsrepartirWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réparties is a noun, repartir is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#13,686
“réparties” frequency rank
#5,701
“repartir” frequency rank
19387
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réparties repartir
Definition Pluriel de répartie. Répliquer vivement et sur-le-champ.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réparties and repartir apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
réparties
8 ch
repartir

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réparties is \ʁe.paʁ.ti\ while repartir is \ʁə.paʁ.tiʁ\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réparties is recorded at frequency rank #13,686, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.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 19387, this pair ranks #373,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of réparties vs repartir

Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "réparties": . Private to "repartir": -.

"réparties" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "repartir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartirerpartir · reaprtir · reparitr · reparrtir · repartirr · repartri · reparttir · repatrir

Frequency comparison

réparties#13,686
repartir#5,701

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réparties" and "repartir" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réparties" is a noun and "repartir" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réparties" or "repartir"?
"repartir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,701 in our French list, against #13,686 for "réparties". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réparties vs repartir

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “réparties”; for a verb, it's “repartir”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réparties” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list