Which to use
“répondez” and “reposez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,575
- “répondez” frequency rank
- #30,339
- “reposez” frequency rank
- 40914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondez | reposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reposer. |
Where the eye mixes répondez and reposez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. répondez runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against reposez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between répondez and reposez
A purely visual mix-up. répondez (\ʁe.pɔ̃.de\) and reposez (\ʁə.po.ze\) 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 40914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répondez is recorded at frequency rank #10,575, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.de\. reposez is at rank #30,339, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.ze\.
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 40914, this pair ranks #236,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répondez vs reposez
Shared letters: eoprz. Private to "répondez": dné. Private to "reposez": s.
"répondez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reposez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reposez ← erposez · reopsez · repoesz · reposezz · repossez · reposze · repposez · repsoez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répondez" and "reposez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "répondez" or "reposez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "répondez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,960 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondez" and "reposez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposera vs reposez". 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 #236,960 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.