Which to use
“repas” and “reuss” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,934
- “repas” frequency rank
- #45,843
- “reuss” frequency rank
- 47777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repas | reuss |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Sœur. |
Where the eye mixes repas and reuss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. repas (CVCVC) and reuss (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between repas and reuss
A purely visual mix-up. repas (\ʁə.pɑ\) and reuss (\ʁœs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47777, 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\. reuss is at rank #45,843, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁœs\.
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 47777, this pair ranks #184,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repas vs reuss
Shared letters: ers. Private to "repas": ap. Private to "reuss": u.
"repas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reuss" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repas" and "reuss" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "repas" or "reuss"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "repas" and "reuss" 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 "reuss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repas" and "reuss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs reuss". 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 #184,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.