Which to use
“repassé” and “repensé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,940
- “repassé” frequency rank
- #30,338
- “repensé” frequency rank
- 58278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repassé | repensé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de repasser. | Participe passé masculin singulier de repenser. |
Where the eye mixes repassé and repensé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repassé and repensé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses repassé with repensé
A purely visual mix-up. repassé (\ʁə.pa.se\) and repensé (\ʁə.pɑ̃.se\) 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 58278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repassé is recorded at frequency rank #27,940, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pa.se\. repensé is at rank #30,338, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ̃.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 58278, this pair ranks #109,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repassé vs repensé
Shared letters: eprsé. Private to "repassé": a. Private to "repensé": n.
"repassé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "repensé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "repassé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repensé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repassé" and "repensé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparlé vs repassé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #109,986 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.