Which to use
“réprimé” and “réprimés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,145
- “réprimé” frequency rank
- #49,343
- “réprimés” frequency rank
- 85488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réprimé | réprimés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de réprimer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réprimer. |
Same sound, different letters: réprimé vs réprimés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réprimé runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against réprimés's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - réprimé / réprimés
This is the hard kind. réprimé and réprimés 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 “réprimés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85488, 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\. réprimés is at rank #49,343, 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 85488, this pair ranks #11,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réprimé vs réprimés
Shared letters: impré. Private to "réprimé": -. Private to "réprimés": s.
"réprimé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "réprimés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réprimé" and "réprimés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "réprimé" or "réprimés"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réprimé" / "réprimés". 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 "réprimés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réprimé" and "réprimés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réprimées vs réprimés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,290 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.