Which to use
“repérées” is a verb and “réservés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,637
- “repérées” frequency rank
- #9,388
- “réservés” frequency rank
- 53025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repérées | réservés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de repérer. | Masculin pluriel de réservé. |
Where the eye mixes repérées and réservés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repérées (CVCVCVVC) and réservés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between repérées and réservés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repérées is \ʁə.pe.ʁe\ while réservés is \ʁe.zɛʁ.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53025, 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\. réservés is at rank #9,388, 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 53025, this pair ranks #143,598 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repérées vs réservés
Shared letters: ersé. Private to "repérées": p. Private to "réservés": v.
"repérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "réservés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repérées" and "réservés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "repérées" vs "réservés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "repérées" and "réservés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repérées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réservés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,598 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repérées" and "réservés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #143,598 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.