repèrentvsrepérésTell them apart

Which to use

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

#45,837
“repèrent” frequency rank
#22,073
“repérés” frequency rank
67910
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repèrent repérés
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de repérer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de repérer.

Where the eye mixes repèrent and repérés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. repèrent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against repérés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
repèrent
7 ch
repérés

Visual trap between repèrent and repérés

A purely visual mix-up. repèrent (\ʁə.pɛʁ\) and repérés (\ʁə.pe.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repèrent is recorded at frequency rank #45,837, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɛʁ\. repérés is at rank #22,073, 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 67910, this pair ranks #61,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repèrent vs repérés

Shared letters: epr. Private to "repèrent": ntè. Private to "repérés": sé.

"repèrent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC  ·  "repérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repèrent" for "repérés" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.pɛʁ\ versus \ʁə.pe.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "repèrent" or "repérés"?
"repérés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,073 in our French list, against #45,837 for "repèrent". 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 "repèrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repérés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repèrent" and "repérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs repèrent". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #61,420 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