Which to use
“reprendre” and “revendre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,674
- “reprendre” frequency rank
- #12,661
- “revendre” frequency rank
- 14335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprendre | revendre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prendre de nouveau. | Vendre ce que l’on a acheté. |
Where the eye mixes reprendre and revendre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reprendre and revendre
A purely visual mix-up. reprendre (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\) and revendre (\ʁə.vɑ̃dʁ\) 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 14335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprendre is recorded at frequency rank #1,674, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ\. revendre is at rank #12,661, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃dʁ\.
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 14335, this pair ranks #397,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reprendre vs revendre
Shared letters: denr. Private to "reprendre": p. Private to "revendre": v.
"reprendre" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "revendre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reprendre" and "revendre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reprendre" vs "revendre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprendre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revendre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprendre" and "revendre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revendre vs revendus". 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 #397,139 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.