répondvsrepostWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: répond is a verb, repost is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“répond” is a verb and “repost” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,755
“répond” frequency rank
#39,975
“repost” frequency rank
41730
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature répond repost
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. Caché.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set répond and repost apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
répond
6 ch
repost

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: répond is averb and repostanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

répond is recorded at frequency rank #1,755, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃\. repost is at rank #39,975, tagged as anadj.

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 41730, this pair ranks #230,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of répond vs repost

Shared letters: opr. Private to "répond": dné. Private to "repost": est.

"répond" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "repost" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reposterpost · reopst · reposst · repostt · repots · reppost · repsot · rpeost

Frequency comparison

répond#1,755
repost#39,975

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "répond" and "repost" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "répond" is a verb and "repost" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "répond" or "repost"?
"répond" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,755 in our French list, against #39,975 for "repost". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering répond vs repost

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “répond”; for an adjective, it's “repost”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “répond” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list