Which to use
“repérés” is a verb and “retirés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,073
- “repérés” frequency rank
- #13,248
- “retirés” frequency rank
- 35321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repérés | retirés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de repérer. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif retiré. |
Where the eye mixes repérés and retirés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repérés and retirés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between repérés and retirés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repérés is \ʁə.pe.ʁe\ while retirés is \ʁə.ti.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 35321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repérés is recorded at frequency rank #22,073, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pe.ʁe\. retirés is at rank #13,248, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ti.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 35321, this pair ranks #277,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repérés vs retirés
Shared letters: ersé. Private to "repérés": p. Private to "retirés": it.
"repérés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "retirés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repérés" for "retirés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "repérés" or "retirés"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repérés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retirés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repérés" and "retirés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparez vs repérés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #277,578 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.