Which to use
“réputée” and “réputés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,247
- “réputée” frequency rank
- #14,145
- “réputés” frequency rank
- 26392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réputée | réputés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réputé. | Masculin pluriel de réputé. |
Same sound, different letters: réputée vs réputés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. réputée (CVCVCVV) and réputés (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - réputée / réputés
This is the hard kind. réputée and réputés 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 a single letter - e in “réputée” becomes s in “réputés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26392, 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\. réputés is at rank #14,145, 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 26392, this pair ranks #335,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réputée vs réputés
Shared letters: prtué. Private to "réputée": e. Private to "réputés": s.
"réputée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "réputés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réputée" and "réputés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "réputée" or "réputés" show up more?
After this comparison
"réputée" and "réputés" 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 "réputés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réputée" and "réputés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relatés vs réputés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #335,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.