repartiravsrépartisTell them apart

Quick tell: repartira is a verb, répartis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“repartira” is a verb and “répartis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,501
“repartira” frequency rank
#8,775
“répartis” frequency rank
48276
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repartira répartis
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de repartir. Masculin pluriel de réparti.

Where the eye mixes repartira and répartis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repartira runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against répartis's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
repartira
8 ch
répartis

Why the eye confuses repartira with répartis

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repartira is \ʁə.paʁ.ti.ʁa\ while répartis is \ʁe.paʁ.ti\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repartira is recorded at frequency rank #39,501, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ.ti.ʁa\. 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 48276, this pair ranks #180,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repartira vs répartis

Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "repartira": e. Private to "répartis": .

"repartira" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "répartis" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartiraerpartira · reaprtira · reparitra · reparrtira · repartiar · repartirra · repartria · reparttira

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repartira" and "répartis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "repartira" is a verb and "répartis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "repartira" vs "répartis" - which ranks higher?
"répartis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,775 in our French list, against #39,501 for "repartira". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repartira" 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 #180,203 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repartira" and "répartis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlera vs repartira". 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 #180,203 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