Which to use
“reposent” and “repoussent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,471
- “reposent” frequency rank
- #27,941
- “repoussent” frequency rank
- 39412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reposent | repoussent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reposer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de repousser. |
Where the eye mixes reposent and repoussent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reposent vs repoussent
A purely visual mix-up. reposent (\ʁə.poz\) and repoussent (\ʁə.pus\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reposent is recorded at frequency rank #11,471, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.poz\. repoussent is at rank #27,941, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pus\.
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 39412, this pair ranks #248,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reposent vs repoussent
Shared letters: enoprst. Private to "reposent": -. Private to "repoussent": u.
"reposent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "repoussent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reposent ← erposent · reopsent · repoesnt · reposennt · reposentt · reposetn · reposnet · repossent
- repoussent ← erpoussent · reopussent · reposusent · repousent · repousesnt · repoussennt · repoussentt · repoussetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reposent" and "repoussent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "reposent" or "repoussent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reposent" and "repoussent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reposent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repoussent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reposent" and "repoussent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repoussées vs repoussent". 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 #248,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.