Which to use
“répétée” and “revêtue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,584
- “répétée” frequency rank
- #49,330
- “revêtue” frequency rank
- 67914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répétée | revêtue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de répété. | Féminin singulier de revêtu. |
Where the eye mixes répétée and revêtue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. répétée and revêtue follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: répétée vs revêtue
A purely visual mix-up. répétée (\ʁe.pe.te\) and revêtue (\ʁə.vɛ.ty\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67914, 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\. revêtue is at rank #49,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vɛ.ty\.
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 67914, this pair ranks #61,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of répétée vs revêtue
Shared letters: ert. Private to "répétée": pé. Private to "revêtue": uvê.
"répétée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "revêtue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répétée" and "revêtue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "répétée" or "revêtue" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "répétée" and "revêtue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "répétée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répétée" and "revêtue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs revêtus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.