Which to use
“répétons” and “respectons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,022
- “répétons” frequency rank
- #29,943
- “respectons” frequency rank
- 76965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répétons | respectons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répéter. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de respecter. |
Where the eye mixes répétons and respectons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. répétons runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against respectons's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses répétons with respectons
A purely visual mix-up. répétons (\ʁe.pe.tɔ̃\) and respectons (\ʁɛs.pɛk.tɔ̃\) 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 76965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répétons is recorded at frequency rank #47,022, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pe.tɔ̃\. respectons is at rank #29,943, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.pɛk.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 76965, this pair ranks #29,678 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of répétons vs respectons
Shared letters: noprst. Private to "répétons": é. Private to "respectons": ce.
"répétons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "respectons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respectons ← erspectons · repsectons · resepctons · respcetons · respecctons · respecotns · respectnos · respectonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répétons" and "respectons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "répétons" or "respectons" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "répétons" and "respectons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "répétons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respectons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,678 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répétons" and "respectons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répétons vs retenons". 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 #29,678 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.