Which to use
“répertoire” and “répertoires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,811
- “répertoire” frequency rank
- #31,713
- “répertoires” frequency rank
- 37524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répertoire | répertoires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inventaire méthodique, lexique où les matières sont rangées dans un ordre qui permet de les retrouver facilement. | Pluriel de répertoire. |
Same sound, different letters: répertoire vs répertoires
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. répertoire runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against répertoires's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - répertoire / répertoires
This is the hard kind. répertoire and répertoires are pronounced identically (\ʁe.pɛʁ.twaʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “répertoire” sits inside “répertoires”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répertoire is recorded at frequency rank #5,811, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɛʁ.twaʁ\. répertoires is at rank #31,713, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɛʁ.twaʁ\.
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 37524, this pair ranks #261,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répertoire vs répertoires
Shared letters: eioprté. Private to "répertoire": -. Private to "répertoires": s.
"répertoire" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "répertoires" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répertoire" and "répertoires" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "répertoire" or "répertoires" show up more?
After this comparison
"répertoire" and "répertoires" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "répertoire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répertoires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répertoire" and "répertoires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répertoires vs répertoriées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #261,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.