Which to use
“reprend” and “reprenez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,895
- “reprend” frequency rank
- #30,340
- “reprenez” frequency rank
- 33235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprend | reprenez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de reprendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de reprendre. |
Where the eye mixes reprend and reprenez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reprend runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against reprenez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reprend and reprenez
A purely visual mix-up. reprend (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃\) and reprenez (\ʁə.pʁə.ne\) 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 33235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprend is recorded at frequency rank #2,895, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃\. reprenez is at rank #30,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁə.ne\.
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 33235, this pair ranks #291,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reprend vs reprenez
Shared letters: enpr. Private to "reprend": d. Private to "reprenez": z.
"reprend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "reprenez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reprend" and "reprenez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reprend" vs "reprenez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprenez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprend" and "reprenez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repreneur vs reprenez". 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 #291,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.