Which to use
“répétées” is an adjective and “répètent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,248
- “répétées” frequency rank
- #19,675
- “répètent” frequency rank
- 34923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répétées | répètent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de répété. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répéter. |
Where the eye mixes répétées and répètent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between répétées and répètent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: répétées is \ʁe.pe.te\ while répètent is \ʁe.pɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répétées is recorded at frequency rank #15,248, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.pe.te\. répètent is at rank #19,675, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɛt\.
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 34923, this pair ranks #280,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répétées vs répètent
Shared letters: eprté. Private to "répétées": s. Private to "répètent": nè.
"répétées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "répètent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répétées" and "répètent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "répétées" or "répètent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "répétées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répètent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répétées" and "répètent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs répètent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #280,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.