Which to use
“répétés” is a noun and “répétons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,263
- “répétés” frequency rank
- #47,022
- “répétons” frequency rank
- 64285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répétés | répétons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de répété. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répéter. |
Where the eye mixes répétés and répétons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. répétés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against répétons's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses répétés with répétons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: répétés is \ʁe.pe.te\ while répétons is \ʁe.pe.tɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64285, 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\. répétons is at rank #47,022, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pe.tɔ̃\.
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 64285, this pair ranks #77,796 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of répétés vs répétons
Shared letters: prsté. Private to "répétés": -. Private to "répétons": no.
"répétés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "répétons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répétés" and "répétons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "répétés" vs "répétons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "répétés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répétons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,796 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répétés" and "répétons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répétons vs retenons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,796 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.