Which to use
“repartir” is a verb and “répartis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,701
- “repartir” frequency rank
- #8,775
- “répartis” frequency rank
- 14476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repartir | répartis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Répliquer vivement et sur-le-champ. | Masculin pluriel de réparti. |
Where the eye mixes repartir and répartis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses repartir with répartis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repartir is \ʁə.paʁ.tiʁ\ while répartis is \ʁe.paʁ.ti\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repartir is recorded at frequency rank #5,701, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ.tiʁ\. répartis is at rank #8,775, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.paʁ.ti\.
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 14476, this pair ranks #396,469 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of repartir vs répartis
Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "repartir": e. Private to "répartis": sé.
"repartir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "répartis" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repartir ← erpartir · reaprtir · reparitr · reparrtir · repartirr · repartri · reparttir · repatrir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repartir" and "répartis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "repartir" vs "répartis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repartir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répartis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,469 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repartir" and "répartis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repartait vs répartis". 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 #396,469 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.