Which to use
“repère” is a noun and “repérées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,735
- “repère” frequency rank
- #43,637
- “repérées” frequency rank
- 53372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repère | repérées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trait, marque que l’on fait pour retrouver une hauteur, une distance, un alignement, pour ajuster avec exactitude différentes pièces d’un ouvrage. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de repérer. |
Where the eye mixes repère and repérées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repère runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against repérées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses repère with repérées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repère is \ʁə.pɛʁ\ while repérées is \ʁə.pe.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repère is recorded at frequency rank #9,735, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɛʁ\. repérées is at rank #43,637, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pe.ʁe\.
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 53372, this pair ranks #141,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repère vs repérées
Shared letters: epr. Private to "repère": è. Private to "repérées": sé.
"repère" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "repérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repère" and "repérées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "repère" or "repérées"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repérées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,158 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repère" and "repérées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #141,158 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.