Which to use
“reprendra” and “retiendra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,231
- “reprendra” frequency rank
- #21,445
- “retiendra” frequency rank
- 36676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprendra | retiendra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de reprendre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de retenir. |
Where the eye mixes reprendra and retiendra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reprendra and retiendra
A purely visual mix-up. reprendra (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃.dʁa\) and retiendra (\ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprendra is recorded at frequency rank #15,231, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃.dʁa\. retiendra is at rank #21,445, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tjɛ̃.dʁa\.
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 36676, this pair ranks #267,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reprendra vs retiendra
Shared letters: adenr. Private to "reprendra": p. Private to "retiendra": it.
"reprendra" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "retiendra" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reprendra" and "retiendra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reprendra" or "retiendra"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reprendra" and "retiendra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retiendra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprendra" and "retiendra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprendra vs reprendrait". 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 #267,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.