Which to use
“repérer” and “repérés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,455
- “repérer” frequency rank
- #22,073
- “repérés” frequency rank
- 30528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repérer | repérés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marquer, indiquer des repères. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de repérer. |
Same sound, different letters: repérer vs repérés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. repérer and repérés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - repérer / repérés
This is the hard kind. repérer and repérés are pronounced identically (\ʁə.pe.ʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repérer is recorded at frequency rank #8,455, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pe.ʁe\. 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 30528, this pair ranks #309,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repérer vs repérés
Shared letters: epré. Private to "repérer": -. Private to "repérés": s.
"repérer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "repérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repérer" and "repérés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "repérer" or "repérés"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "repérer" 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 #309,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repérer" and "repérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparez vs repérés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #309,697 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.