# repentir vs retenter

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### repentir
*noun · IPA \ʁə.pɑ̃.tiʁ\ · frequency rank #22,680*
Action de se repentir.

### retenter
*verb · IPA \ʁə.tɑ̃.te\ · frequency rank #38,016*
Tenter de nouveau, ressayer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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