Which to use
“reprends” and “reprenez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,120
- “reprends” frequency rank
- #30,340
- “reprenez” frequency rank
- 41460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprends | reprenez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de reprendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de reprendre. |
Where the eye mixes reprends and reprenez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reprends (CVCCVCCC) and reprenez (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses reprends with reprenez
A purely visual mix-up. reprends (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprends is recorded at frequency rank #11,120, 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 41460, this pair ranks #232,921 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reprends vs reprenez
Shared letters: enpr. Private to "reprends": ds. Private to "reprenez": z.
"reprends" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "reprenez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reprends" and "reprenez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reprends" vs "reprenez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reprends" and "reprenez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprends" 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 #232,921 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprends" 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 #232,921 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.