Which to use
“réponds” and “reprends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,797
- “réponds” frequency rank
- #11,120
- “reprends” frequency rank
- 14917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réponds | reprends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de reprendre. |
Where the eye mixes réponds and reprends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: réponds vs reprends
A purely visual mix-up. réponds (\ʁe.pɔ̃\) and reprends (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃\) 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 14917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réponds is recorded at frequency rank #3,797, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃\. reprends is at rank #11,120, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃\.
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 14917, this pair ranks #394,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réponds vs reprends
Shared letters: dnprs. Private to "réponds": oé. Private to "reprends": e.
"réponds" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "reprends" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reprends ← erprends · repernds · repprends · repredns · reprendds · reprendss · reprennds · reprensd
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réponds" and "reprends" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "réponds" or "reprends"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réponds" and "reprends" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réponds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réponds" and "reprends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réponds vs rêvons". 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 #394,646 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.