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.
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