répétésvsrequêtesWhich spelling fits?

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

#17,263
“répétés” frequency rank
#11,291
“requêtes” frequency rank
28554
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature répétés requêtes
Definition Pluriel de répété. Pluriel de requête.

Where the eye mixes répétés and requêtes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. répétés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against requêtes's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
répétés
8 ch
requêtes

Why the eye confuses répétés with requêtes

A purely visual mix-up. répétés (\ʁe.pe.te\) and requêtes (\ʁə.kɛt\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28554, 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\. requêtes is at rank #11,291, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɛt\.

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 28554, this pair ranks #322,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of répétés vs requêtes

Shared letters: rst. Private to "répétés": pé. Private to "requêtes": equê.

"répétés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "requêtes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "répétés" and "requêtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pe.te\ versus \ʁə.kɛt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "répétés" vs "requêtes" - which ranks higher?
"requêtes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,291 in our French list, against #17,263 for "répétés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "répétés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "requêtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #322,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "répétés" and "requêtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs répétés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #322,066 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