Which to use
“repassage” is a noun and “repassé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,496
- “repassage” frequency rank
- #27,940
- “repassé” frequency rank
- 69436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repassage | repassé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de repasser, spécialement en parlant du linge, des étoffes, des vêtements, etc., ou bien des couteaux, des rasoirs, etc. | Participe passé masculin singulier de repasser. |
Where the eye mixes repassage and repassé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repassage runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against repassé's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: repassage vs repassé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repassage is \ʁə.pɑ.saʒ\ while repassé is \ʁə.pa.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repassage is recorded at frequency rank #41,496, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ.saʒ\. repassé is at rank #27,940, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pa.se\.
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 69436, this pair ranks #55,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repassage vs repassé
Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "repassage": g. Private to "repassé": é.
"repassage" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "repassé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- repassage ← erpassage · reapssage · repasage · repasasge · repassaeg · repassagge · repassgae · reppassage
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repassage" and "repassé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "repassage" or "repassé"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repassage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repassé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repassage" and "repassé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs repassé". 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 #55,109 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.