Which to use
“reposez” is a verb and “repost” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,339
- “reposez” frequency rank
- #39,975
- “repost” frequency rank
- 70314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reposez | repost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reposer. | Caché. |
Letter map: reposez vs repost
Shared letters muted; letters that set reposez and repost apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. reposez runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against repost's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: reposez vs repost
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reposez is averb and repostanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reposez is recorded at frequency rank #30,339, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.ze\. 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 70314, this pair ranks #51,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reposez vs repost
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "reposez": z. Private to "repost": t.
"reposez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "repost" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reposez" and "repost" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reposez" or "repost"?
After this comparison
You've compared "reposez" and "repost". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "reposez" 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 #51,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reposez" 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 #51,777 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.