Which to use
“reposée” is a noun and “reposez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,012
- “reposée” frequency rank
- #30,339
- “reposez” frequency rank
- 68351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reposée | reposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lieu où une bête sauvage se repose. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reposer. |
Same sound, different letters: reposée vs reposez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. reposée (CVCVCVV) and reposez (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 reposez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: reposée and reposez 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 68351, 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\. 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 68351, this pair ranks #59,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reposée vs reposez
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "reposée": é. Private to "reposez": z.
"reposée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "reposez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reposez ← erposez · reopsez · repoesz · reposezz · repossez · reposze · repposez · repsoez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reposée" and "reposez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "reposée" or "reposez" show up more?
What to do next
"reposée" and "reposez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "reposée" 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 #59,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reposée" and "reposez" 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 #59,536 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.