Which to use
“réprimés” is a verb and “reprise” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,343
- “réprimés” frequency rank
- #2,015
- “reprise” frequency rank
- 51358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réprimés | reprise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réprimer. | Action de reprendre. |
Where the eye mixes réprimés and reprise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réprimés runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against reprise's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réprimés with reprise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réprimés is \ʁe.pʁi.me\ while reprise is \ʁə.pʁiz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réprimés is recorded at frequency rank #49,343, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pʁi.me\. reprise is at rank #2,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pʁiz\.
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 51358, this pair ranks #155,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réprimés vs reprise
Shared letters: iprs. Private to "réprimés": mé. Private to "reprise": e.
"réprimés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "reprise" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reprise ← erprise · repirse · repprise · repries · reprisse · reprrise · reprsie · rerpise
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réprimés" and "reprise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réprimés" vs "reprise" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réprimés" and "reprise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réprimés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réprimés" and "reprise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réprimées vs réprimés". 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 #155,632 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.