Which to use
“repassé” is a verb and “reposée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,940
- “repassé” frequency rank
- #38,012
- “reposée” frequency rank
- 65952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repassé | reposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de repasser. | Lieu où une bête sauvage se repose. |
Where the eye mixes repassé and reposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repassé (CVCVCCV) and reposée (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses repassé with reposée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repassé is \ʁə.pa.se\ while reposée is \ʁə.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65952, 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\. reposée is at rank #38,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.po.ze\.
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 65952, this pair ranks #70,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repassé vs reposée
Shared letters: eprsé. Private to "repassé": a. Private to "reposée": o.
"repassé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "reposée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Which is more common, "repassé" or "reposée"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repassé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repassé" and "reposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposée vs reposera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,015 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.