répétésvsrépétezTell them apart

Quick tell: répétés is a noun, répétez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“répétés” is a noun and “répétez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,263
“répétés” frequency rank
#32,578
“répétez” frequency rank
49841
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature répétés répétez
Definition Pluriel de répété. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répéter.

Same sound, different letters: répétés vs répétez

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. répétés and répétez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
répétés
7 ch
répétez

Same sound, different spelling - répétés / répétez

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: répétés and répétez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.pe.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, 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 49841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

répétés is recorded at frequency rank #17,263, classified as anoun, 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 49841, this pair ranks #167,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of répétés vs répétez

Shared letters: prté. Private to "répétés": s. Private to "répétez": ez.

"répétés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "répétez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "répétés" and "répétez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "répétés" is a noun and "répétez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "répétés" vs "répétez" - which ranks higher?
"répétés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,263 in our French list, against #32,578 for "répétez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

"répétés" and "répétez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "répétés" 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 #167,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "répétés" and "répétez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparez vs répétez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #167,477 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