Which to use
“répète” and “requête” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,959
- “répète” frequency rank
- #6,021
- “requête” frequency rank
- 9980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répète | requête |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Apocope) Répétition. | Demande écrite ou verbale ; prière. |
Where the eye mixes répète and requête
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. répète runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against requête's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses répète with requête
A purely visual mix-up. répète (\ʁe.pɛt\) and requête (\ʁə.kɛt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répète is recorded at frequency rank #3,959, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɛt\. requête is at rank #6,021, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɛt\.
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 9980, this pair ranks #414,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of répète vs requête
Shared letters: ert. Private to "répète": pèé. Private to "requête": quê.
"répète" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "requête" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répète" and "requête" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "répète" or "requête"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "répète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requête" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répète" and "requête" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répète vs revêtue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #414,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.