répartisvsreprisTell them apart

Which to use

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

#8,775
“répartis” frequency rank
#2,492
“repris” frequency rank
11267
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature répartis repris
Definition Masculin pluriel de réparti. Qui a été pris à nouveau.

Where the eye mixes répartis and repris

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. répartis runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against repris's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
répartis
6 ch
repris

Visual trap between répartis and repris

A purely visual mix-up. répartis (\ʁe.paʁ.ti\) and repris (\ʁə.pʁi\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

répartis is recorded at frequency rank #8,775, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.paʁ.ti\. repris is at rank #2,492, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.pʁi\.

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 11267, this pair ranks #409,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of répartis vs repris

Shared letters: iprs. Private to "répartis": até. Private to "repris": e.

"répartis" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "repris" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repriserpris · repirs · reppris · repriss · reprris · reprsi · rerpis · rperis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "répartis" for "repris" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.paʁ.ti\ versus \ʁə.pʁi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "répartis" or "repris"?
"repris" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,492 in our French list, against #8,775 for "répartis". 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 "répartis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #409,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "répartis" and "repris" 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 #409,782 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