Which to use
“répétez” and “restez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,578
- “répétez” frequency rank
- #6,747
- “restez” frequency rank
- 39325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répétez | restez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répéter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rester. |
Where the eye mixes répétez and restez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. répétez runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against restez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses répétez with restez
A purely visual mix-up. répétez (\ʁe.pe.te\) and restez (\ʁɛs.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répétez is recorded at frequency rank #32,578, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pe.te\. restez is at rank #6,747, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.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 39325, this pair ranks #248,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répétez vs restez
Shared letters: ertz. Private to "répétez": pé. Private to "restez": s.
"répétez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "restez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- restez ← erstez · resetz · resstez · restezz · resttez · restze · retsez · rrestez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répétez" and "restez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "répétez" vs "restez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "répétez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répétez" and "restez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparez vs répétez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #248,847 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.