Which to use
“reposée” is a noun and “reposer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,012
- “reposée” frequency rank
- #5,393
- “reposer” frequency rank
- 43405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reposée | reposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu où une bête sauvage se repose. | Poser de nouveau ; poser une chose à l’endroit où on l’avait prise. |
Same sound, different letters: reposée vs reposer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. reposée (CVCVCVV) and reposer (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - reposée and reposer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: reposée and reposer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.po.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reposée is recorded at frequency rank #38,012, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.po.ze\. reposer is at rank #5,393, 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 43405, this pair ranks #218,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reposée vs reposer
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "reposée": é. Private to "reposer": -.
"reposée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "reposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reposer ← erposer · reopser · repoesr · reposerr · reposre · reposser · repposer · repsoer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reposée" for "reposer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reposée" vs "reposer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "reposée" / "reposer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "reposée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reposée" and "reposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposée vs reposera". 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 #218,312 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.