Which to use
“réprimée” and “réprimés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,030
- “réprimée” frequency rank
- #49,343
- “réprimés” frequency rank
- 87373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réprimée | réprimés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de réprimer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réprimer. |
Same sound, different letters: réprimée vs réprimés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réprimée (CVCCVCVV) and réprimés (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - réprimée / réprimés
This is the hard kind. réprimée 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 a single letter - e in “réprimée” becomes s in “réprimés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réprimée is recorded at frequency rank #38,030, 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 87373, this pair ranks #8,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réprimée vs réprimés
Shared letters: impré. Private to "réprimée": e. Private to "réprimés": s.
"réprimée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "réprimés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réprimée" for "réprimés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réprimée" or "réprimés"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "réprimée" / "réprimés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "réprimée" 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 #8,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réprimée" and "réprimés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réprimées vs réprimés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,373 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.