Which to use
“reprenne” and “reprenons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,045
- “reprenne” frequency rank
- #23,672
- “reprenons” frequency rank
- 41717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprenne | reprenons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de reprendre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe reprendre. |
Where the eye mixes reprenne and reprenons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reprenne with reprenons
A purely visual mix-up. reprenne (\ʁə.pʁɛn\) 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 41717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprenne is recorded at frequency rank #18,045, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɛn\. 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 41717, this pair ranks #231,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reprenne vs reprenons
Shared letters: enpr. Private to "reprenne": -. Private to "reprenons": os.
"reprenne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "reprenons" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reprenne" for "reprenons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "reprenne" or "reprenons" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reprenne" and "reprenons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprenne" 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 #231,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprenne" 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 #231,033 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.