Which to use
“repoussés” and “rousses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,942
- “repoussés” frequency rank
- #29,954
- “rousses” frequency rank
- 57896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repoussés | rousses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de repoussé. | Féminin pluriel de roux. |
Where the eye mixes repoussés and rousses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses repoussés with rousses
A purely visual mix-up. repoussés (\ʁə.pu.se\) and rousses (\ʁus\) 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 57896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repoussés is recorded at frequency rank #27,942, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.pu.se\. rousses is at rank #29,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁus\.
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 57896, this pair ranks #112,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repoussés vs rousses
Shared letters: eorsu. Private to "repoussés": pé. Private to "rousses": -.
"repoussés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "rousses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rousses ← orusses · rosuses · rousess · roussess · roussse · rrousses · ruosses
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repoussés" and "rousses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "repoussés" vs "rousses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repoussés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rousses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repoussés" and "rousses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rousseff vs rousses". 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 #112,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.