Which to use
“repas” is a noun and “repris” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,934
- “repas” frequency rank
- #2,492
- “repris” frequency rank
- 4426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repas | repris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nourriture que l’on prend pour s’alimenter pendant une période spécifiquement consacrée à cette activité, souvent à des heures régulières de la journée. | Qui a été pris à nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes repas and repris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between repas and repris
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repas is \ʁə.pɑ\ while repris is \ʁə.pʁi\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4426, 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\. 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 4426, this pair ranks #431,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of repas vs repris
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "repas": a. Private to "repris": i.
"repas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "repris" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repas" for "repris" ever safe?
Frequency check: "repas" vs "repris" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "repas" and "repris" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repas" 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 #431,650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repas" and "repris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs repris". 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 #431,650 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.