Which to use
“reprends” and “reprenons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,120
- “reprends” frequency rank
- #23,672
- “reprenons” frequency rank
- 34792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprends | reprenons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de reprendre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe reprendre. |
Where the eye mixes reprends and reprenons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reprends and reprenons
A purely visual mix-up. reprends (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃\) and reprenons (\ʁə.pʁə.nɔ̃\) 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 34792, 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\. reprenons is at rank #23,672, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁə.nɔ̃\.
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 34792, this pair ranks #281,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reprends vs reprenons
Shared letters: enprs. Private to "reprends": d. Private to "reprenons": o.
"reprends" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "reprenons" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reprends" and "reprenons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reprends" or "reprenons"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprends" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprenons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprends" and "reprenons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprenons vs retenons". 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 #281,337 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.