réponses vs reposé, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“réponses” is a noun and “reposé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,149
“réponses” frequency rank: #25,794
“reposé” frequency rank: 27943
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	réponses	reposé
Definition	Pluriel de réponse.	Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe reposer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réponses and reposé apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

réponses

6 ch

reposé

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réponses is \ʁe.pɔ̃s\ while reposé is \ʁə.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réponses is recorded at frequency rank #2,149, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃s\. reposé is at rank #25,794, 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 27943, this pair ranks #325,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réponses vs reposé

Shared letters: eoprsé. Private to "réponses": n. Private to "reposé": -.

"réponses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reposé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequency comparison

réponses#2,149

reposé#25,794

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réponses" and "reposé" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réponses" is a noun and "reposé" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "réponses" or "reposé"?

"réponses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,149 in our French list, against #25,794 for "reposé". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering réponses vs reposé

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “réponses”; for a verb, it's “reposé”.
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