reprochentvsreprochésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,263
“reprochent” frequency rank
#32,157
“reprochés” frequency rank
52420
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reprochent reprochés
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de reprocher. Participe passé masculin pluriel de reprocher.

Where the eye mixes reprochent and reprochés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reprochent runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCC) against reprochés's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
reprochent
9 ch
reprochés

Look-alike desk: reprochent vs reprochés

A purely visual mix-up. reprochent (\ʁə.pʁɔʃ\) and reprochés (\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 52420, 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\. 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 52420, this pair ranks #147,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reprochent vs reprochés

Shared letters: cehopr. Private to "reprochent": nt. Private to "reprochés": sé.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reprochent ← erprochent · reporchent · repprochent · reprcohent · reprocchent · reprocehnt · reprochennt · reprochentt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reprochent" and "reprochés" 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.
Frequency check: "reprochent" vs "reprochés" - which ranks higher?
"reprochent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,263 in our French list, against #32,157 for "reprochés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "reprochent" and "reprochés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reprochent" 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 #147,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reprochent" 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 #147,847 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