Which to use
“repeindre” and “reprendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,109
- “repeindre” frequency rank
- #1,674
- “reprendre” frequency rank
- 30783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repeindre | reprendre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Peindre à nouveau. | Prendre de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes repeindre and reprendre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repeindre (CVCVVCCCV) and reprendre (CVCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between repeindre and reprendre
A purely visual mix-up. repeindre (\ʁə.pɛ̃dʁ\) and reprendre (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\) 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 30783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repeindre is recorded at frequency rank #29,109, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɛ̃dʁ\. reprendre is at rank #1,674, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\.
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 30783, this pair ranks #308,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repeindre vs reprendre
Shared letters: denpr. Private to "repeindre": i. Private to "reprendre": -.
"repeindre" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCCV · "reprendre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repeindre" and "reprendre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "repeindre" or "reprendre" show up more?
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 "repeindre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprendre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,021 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repeindre" and "reprendre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprendrai vs reprendre". 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 #308,021 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.