Which to use
“répétait” and “reposait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,521
- “répétait” frequency rank
- #21,754
- “reposait” frequency rank
- 48275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répétait | reposait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de répéter. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de reposer. |
Where the eye mixes répétait and reposait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. répétait and reposait follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: répétait vs reposait
A purely visual mix-up. répétait (\ʁe.pe.tɛ\) and reposait (\ʁə.po.zɛ\) 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 48275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répétait is recorded at frequency rank #26,521, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pe.tɛ\. reposait is at rank #21,754, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.zɛ\.
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 48275, this pair ranks #180,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répétait vs reposait
Shared letters: aiprt. Private to "répétait": é. Private to "reposait": eos.
"répétait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "reposait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reposait ← erposait · reopsait · repoasit · reposaitt · reposati · reposiat · repossait · repposait
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répétait" and "reposait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "répétait" or "reposait"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "répétait" and "reposait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "répétait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répétait" and "reposait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejetait vs répétait". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #180,215 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.