Which to use
“réputée” and “réputées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,247
- “réputée” frequency rank
- #22,692
- “réputées” frequency rank
- 34939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réputée | réputées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réputé. | Féminin pluriel de réputé. |
Same sound, different letters: réputée vs réputées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réputée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against réputées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réputée and réputées
This is the hard kind. réputée and réputées are pronounced identically (\ʁe.py.te\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réputée” sits inside “réputées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réputée is recorded at frequency rank #12,247, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.py.te\. réputées is at rank #22,692, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.py.te\.
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 34939, this pair ranks #280,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réputée vs réputées
Shared letters: eprtué. Private to "réputée": -. Private to "réputées": s.
"réputée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "réputées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réputée" and "réputées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réputée" or "réputées" show up more?
After this comparison
"réputée" and "réputées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "réputée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réputées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réputée" and "réputées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs réputées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #280,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.