repasvsrepostWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: repas is a noun, repost is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“repas” is a noun and “repost” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,934
“repas” frequency rank
#39,975
“repost” frequency rank
41909
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repas repost
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Letter map: repas vs repost

Shared letters muted; letters that set repas and repost apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
repas
6 ch
repost

Role in the sentence - repas and repost

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: repas is anoun and repostanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repas is recorded at frequency rank #1,934, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ\. repost is at rank #39,975, tagged as anadj.

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 41909, this pair ranks #229,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repas vs repost

Shared letters: eprs. Private to "repas": a. Private to "repost": ot.

"repas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "repost" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repaserpas · reaps · repass · reppas · repsa · rpeas · rrepas
  • reposterpost · reopst · reposst · repostt · repots · reppost · repsot · rpeost

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "repas" and "repost" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "repas" is a noun and "repost" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "repas" vs "repost" - which ranks higher?
"repas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,934 in our French list, against #39,975 for "repost". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

You've compared "repas" and "repost". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #229,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repas" and "repost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposée vs repost". 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 #229,655 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