Which to use
“repasser” and “repassera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,061
- “repasser” frequency rank
- #41,497
- “repassera” frequency rank
- 51558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repasser | repassera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Passer de nouveau. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de repasser. |
Where the eye mixes repasser and repassera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repasser runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against repassera's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses repasser with repassera
A purely visual mix-up. repasser (\ʁə.pɑ.se\) and repassera (\ʁə.pa.sə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “repasser” sits inside “repassera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repasser is recorded at frequency rank #10,061, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ.se\. repassera is at rank #41,497, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pa.sə.ʁa\.
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 51558, this pair ranks #154,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repasser vs repassera
Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "repasser": -. Private to "repassera": -.
"repasser" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "repassera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repasser" and "repassera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "repasser" vs "repassera" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repasser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repassera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repasser" and "repassera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repassera vs reposera". 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 #154,121 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.