Which to use
“reposé” is a verb and “reposée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,794
- “reposé” frequency rank
- #38,012
- “reposée” frequency rank
- 63806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reposé | reposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe reposer. | Lieu où une bête sauvage se repose. |
Same sound, different letters: reposé vs reposée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. reposé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against reposée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - reposé / reposée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: reposé and reposée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.po.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “reposé” sits inside “reposée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reposé is recorded at frequency rank #25,794, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.ze\. reposée is at rank #38,012, tagged as anoun, 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 63806, this pair ranks #80,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reposé vs reposée
Shared letters: eoprsé. Private to "reposé": -. Private to "reposée": -.
"reposé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reposée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reposé" for "reposée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reposé" vs "reposée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "reposé" / "reposée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "reposé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reposé" and "reposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposée vs reposera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #80,134 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.