Which to use
“répétée” is an adjective and “répétez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,584
- “répétée” frequency rank
- #32,578
- “répétez” frequency rank
- 51162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répétée | répétez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de répété. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répéter. |
Same sound, different letters: répétée vs répétez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. répétée (CVCVCVV) and répétez (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - répétée and répétez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: répétée and répétez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.pe.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répétée is recorded at frequency rank #18,584, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.pe.te\. répétez is at rank #32,578, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pe.te\.
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 51162, this pair ranks #157,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répétée vs répétez
Shared letters: eprté. Private to "répétée": -. Private to "répétez": z.
"répétée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "répétez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répétée" and "répétez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "répétée" or "répétez" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "répétée" / "répétez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "répétée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répétez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répétée" and "répétez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparez vs répétez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #157,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.