repéréesvsreversésTell them apart

Which to use

“repérées” and “reversés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,637
“repérées” frequency rank
#36,136
“reversés” frequency rank
79773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repérées reversés
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de repérer. Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe reverser.

Where the eye mixes repérées and reversés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repérées (CVCVCVVC) and reversés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
repérées
8 ch
reversés

Look-alike desk: repérées vs reversés

A purely visual mix-up. repérées (\ʁə.pe.ʁe\) and reversés (\ʁə.vɛʁ.se\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79773, 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\. reversés is at rank #36,136, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɛʁ.se\.

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 79773, this pair ranks #22,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repérées vs reversés

Shared letters: ersé. Private to "repérées": p. Private to "reversés": v.

"repérées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "reversés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repérées" for "reversés" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.pe.ʁe\ versus \ʁə.vɛʁ.se\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "repérées" or "reversés"?
"reversés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,136 in our French list, against #43,637 for "repérées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repérées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reversés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repérées" and "reversés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs repèrent". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #22,532 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list