répétaitvsrévélaitWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“répétait” and “révélait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,521
“répétait” frequency rank
#25,804
“révélait” frequency rank
52325
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature répétait révélait
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de répéter. Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de révéler.

Where the eye mixes répétait and révélait

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
répétait
8 ch
révélait

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. répétait (\ʁe.pe.tɛ\) and révélait (\ʁe.ve.lɛ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52325, 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\. révélait is at rank #25,804, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.lɛ\.

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 52325, this pair ranks #148,498 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of répétait vs révélait

Shared letters: airté. Private to "répétait": p. Private to "révélait": lv.

"répétait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "révélait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "répétait" and "révélait" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pe.tɛ\ versus \ʁe.ve.lɛ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "répétait" or "révélait"?
"révélait" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,804 in our French list, against #26,521 for "répétait". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list