Which to use
“reposait” is a verb and “repost” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,754
- “reposait” frequency rank
- #39,975
- “repost” frequency rank
- 61729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reposait | repost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de reposer. | Caché. |
Letter map: reposait vs repost
Shared letters muted; letters that set reposait and repost apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. reposait runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against repost's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - reposait and repost
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reposait is averb and repostanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reposait is recorded at frequency rank #21,754, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.zɛ\. repost is at rank #39,975, tagged as anadj.
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 61729, this pair ranks #90,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reposait vs repost
Shared letters: eoprst. Private to "reposait": ai. Private to "repost": -.
"reposait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "repost" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reposait" for "repost" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reposait" or "repost"?
What to do next
Pair "reposait" vs "repost" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "reposait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reposait" and "repost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposée vs repost". 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 #90,755 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.