Which to use
“reprenant” and “reprenne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,380
- “reprenant” frequency rank
- #18,045
- “reprenne” frequency rank
- 27425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprenant | reprenne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de reprendre. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de reprendre. |
Where the eye mixes reprenant and reprenne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reprenant runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against reprenne's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reprenant vs reprenne
A purely visual mix-up. reprenant (\ʁə.pʁə.nɑ̃\) and reprenne (\ʁə.pʁɛn\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprenant is recorded at frequency rank #9,380, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁə.nɑ̃\. reprenne is at rank #18,045, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɛn\.
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 27425, this pair ranks #329,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reprenant vs reprenne
Shared letters: enpr. Private to "reprenant": at. Private to "reprenne": -.
"reprenant" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "reprenne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reprenant" and "reprenne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reprenant" or "reprenne"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reprenant" and "reprenne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprenant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprenne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprenant" and "reprenne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprenne vs retienne". 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 #329,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.