Which to use
“réponses” is a noun and “reposez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,149
- “réponses” frequency rank
- #30,339
- “reposez” frequency rank
- 32488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réponses | reposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réponse. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reposer. |
Where the eye mixes réponses and reposez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between réponses and reposez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réponses is \ʁe.pɔ̃s\ while reposez is \ʁə.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 32488, 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\. 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 32488, this pair ranks #296,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réponses vs reposez
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "réponses": né. Private to "reposez": z.
"réponses" · 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
Do "réponses" and "reposez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réponses" or "reposez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réponses" 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 #296,928 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réponses" 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 #296,928 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.