Which to use
“repris” and “requis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,492
- “repris” frequency rank
- #6,549
- “requis” frequency rank
- 9041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repris | requis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a été pris à nouveau. | D’une chose ou d’un concept : qui fait partie de conditions fixées par la loi ou un règlement. |
Where the eye mixes repris and requis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. repris (CVCCVC) and requis (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between repris and requis
A purely visual mix-up. repris (\ʁə.pʁi\) and requis (\ʁə.ki\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repris is recorded at frequency rank #2,492, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.pʁi\. requis is at rank #6,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ki\.
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 9041, this pair ranks #418,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of repris vs requis
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "repris": p. Private to "requis": qu.
"repris" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "requis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repris" for "requis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "repris" vs "requis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "repris" and "requis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repris" and "requis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs requis". 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 #418,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.