Which to use
“reproche” is a noun and “reprochés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,980
- “reproche” frequency rank
- #32,157
- “reprochés” frequency rank
- 37137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reproche | reprochés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de reprocher. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de reprocher. |
Where the eye mixes reproche and reprochés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reproche runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against reprochés's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reproche with reprochés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reproche is \ʁə.pʁɔʃ\ while reprochés is \ʁə.pʁɔ.ʃe\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reproche is recorded at frequency rank #4,980, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɔʃ\. reprochés is at rank #32,157, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɔ.ʃe\.
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 37137, this pair ranks #264,619 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reproche vs reprochés
Shared letters: cehopr. Private to "reproche": -. Private to "reprochés": sé.
"reproche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "reprochés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reproche ← erproche · reporche · repproche · reprcohe · reprocche · reproceh · reprochhe · reprohce
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reproche" and "reprochés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reproche" or "reprochés"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reproche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprochés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,619 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reproche" and "reprochés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprochés vs reprochez". 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 #264,619 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.