Which to use
“réprimé” and “réprimée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,145
- “réprimé” frequency rank
- #38,030
- “réprimée” frequency rank
- 74175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réprimé | réprimée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de réprimer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de réprimer. |
Same sound, different letters: réprimé vs réprimée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réprimé runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against réprimée's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: réprimé vs réprimée
This is the hard kind. réprimé and réprimée are pronounced identically (\ʁe.pʁi.me\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réprimé” sits inside “réprimée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réprimé is recorded at frequency rank #36,145, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pʁi.me\. réprimée is at rank #38,030, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pʁi.me\.
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 74175, this pair ranks #37,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réprimé vs réprimée
Shared letters: impré. Private to "réprimé": -. Private to "réprimée": e.
"réprimé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "réprimée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réprimé" and "réprimée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réprimé" vs "réprimée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réprimé" / "réprimée". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réprimé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réprimée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réprimé" and "réprimée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réprimée vs réprimés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #37,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.