Which to use
“repèrent” and “revêtent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,837
- “repèrent” frequency rank
- #43,640
- “revêtent” frequency rank
- 89477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repèrent | revêtent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de repérer. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revêtir. |
Where the eye mixes repèrent and revêtent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repèrent and revêtent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between repèrent and revêtent
A purely visual mix-up. repèrent (\ʁə.pɛʁ\) and revêtent (\ʁə.vɛt\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89477, 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\. revêtent is at rank #43,640, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɛt\.
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 89477, this pair ranks #5,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repèrent vs revêtent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "repèrent": pè. Private to "revêtent": vê.
"repèrent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "revêtent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repèrent" for "revêtent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "repèrent" vs "revêtent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repèrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repèrent" and "revêtent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,754 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.