Which to use
“réponse” and “repos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #698
- “réponse” frequency rank
- #2,894
- “repos” frequency rank
- 3592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réponse | repos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parole dite, ou acte effectué, en réaction à une question posée, une demande, ou à une déclaration, ou encore à un évènement. | Privation, cessation de mouvement, d’activité ou d’effort. |
Where the eye mixes réponse and repos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réponse runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against repos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réponse vs repos
A purely visual mix-up. réponse (\ʁe.pɔ̃s\) and repos (\ʁə.po\) 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 3592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réponse is recorded at frequency rank #698, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃s\. repos is at rank #2,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.po\.
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 3592, this pair ranks #433,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réponse vs repos
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "réponse": né. Private to "repos": -.
"réponse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "repos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repos ← erpos · reops · reposs · reppos · repso · rpeos · rrepos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réponse" and "repos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "réponse" or "repos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réponse" and "repos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réponse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,660 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réponse" and "repos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs repos". 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 #433,660 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.