répétéesvsrespectéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“répétées” and “respectées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,248
“répétées” frequency rank
#18,308
“respectées” frequency rank
33556
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature répétées respectées
Definition Féminin pluriel de répété. Féminin pluriel de respecté.

Where the eye mixes répétées and respectées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. répétées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against respectées's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
répétées
10 ch
respectées

Look-alike desk: répétées vs respectées

A purely visual mix-up. répétées (\ʁe.pe.te\) and respectées (\ʁɛs.pɛk.te\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33556, 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\. respectées is at rank #18,308, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛs.pɛk.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 33556, this pair ranks #289,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of répétées vs respectées

Shared letters: eprsté. Private to "répétées": -. Private to "respectées": c.

"répétées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "respectées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "répétées" and "respectées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pe.te\ versus \ʁɛs.pɛk.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "répétées" or "respectées"?
"répétées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,248 in our French list, against #18,308 for "respectées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "répétées" and "respectées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "répétées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "respectées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #289,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "répétées" and "respectées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répétées vs répétons". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #289,833 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list