Which to use
“repérées” is a verb and “réservées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,637
- “repérées” frequency rank
- #12,248
- “réservées” frequency rank
- 55885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repérées | réservées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de repérer. | Féminin pluriel de réservé. |
Where the eye mixes repérées and réservées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repérées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against réservées's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses repérées with réservées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repérées is \ʁə.pe.ʁe\ while réservées is \ʁe.zɛʁ.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repérées is recorded at frequency rank #43,637, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pe.ʁe\. réservées is at rank #12,248, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zɛʁ.ve\.
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 55885, this pair ranks #124,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repérées vs réservées
Shared letters: ersé. Private to "repérées": p. Private to "réservées": v.
"repérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "réservées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repérées" for "réservées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "repérées" or "réservées" show up more?
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 "repérées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réservées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,582 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repérées" and "réservées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #124,582 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.