Which to use
“repoussées” is an adjective and “repousser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,015
- “repoussées” frequency rank
- #7,492
- “repousser” frequency rank
- 46507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repoussées | repousser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de repoussé. | Pousser en arrière, rejeter ; faire reculer quelqu’un, écarter de soi quelque chose. |
Same sound, different letters: repoussées vs repousser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. repoussées runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVVC) against repousser's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - repoussées and repousser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: repoussées and repousser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.pu.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repoussées is recorded at frequency rank #39,015, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.pu.se\. repousser is at rank #7,492, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pu.se\.
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 46507, this pair ranks #194,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repoussées vs repousser
Shared letters: eoprsu. Private to "repoussées": é. Private to "repousser": -.
"repoussées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVC · "repousser" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repousser ← erpousser · reopusser · reposuser · repouser · repousesr · repousserr · repoussre · reppousser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repoussées" and "repousser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "repoussées" or "repousser"?
Useful next steps
"repoussées" and "repousser" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "repoussées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repousser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repoussées" and "repousser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repoussées vs repoussés". 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 #194,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.