reprochentvsreprocherTell them apart

Which to use

“reprochent” and “reprocher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,263
“reprochent” frequency rank
#7,754
“reprocher” frequency rank
28017
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reprochent reprocher
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reprocher. Imputer la faute à quelqu’un, en l’en blâmant, en lui en faisant des remontrances.

Where the eye mixes reprochent and reprocher

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reprochent runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against reprocher's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
reprochent
9 ch
reprocher

Look-alike desk: reprochent vs reprocher

A purely visual mix-up. reprochent (\ʁə.pʁɔʃ\) and reprocher (\ʁə.pʁɔ.ʃe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reprochent is recorded at frequency rank #20,263, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɔʃ\. reprocher is at rank #7,754, 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 28017, this pair ranks #325,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reprochent vs reprocher

Shared letters: cehopr. Private to "reprochent": nt. Private to "reprocher": -.

"reprochent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC  ·  "reprocher" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reprochent ← erprochent · reporchent · repprochent · reprcohent · reprocchent · reprocehnt · reprochennt · reprochentt
  • reprocher ← erprocher · reporcher · repprocher · reprcoher · reproccher · reprocehr · reprocherr · reprochher

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reprochent" and "reprocher" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.pʁɔʃ\ versus \ʁə.pʁɔ.ʃe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "reprochent" or "reprocher" show up more?
"reprocher" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,754 in our French list, against #20,263 for "reprochent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reprochent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reprocher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #325,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reprochent" and "reprocher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprochent 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 #325,395 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list