Which to use
“réputée” is an adjective and “résumée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,247
- “réputée” frequency rank
- #28,340
- “résumée” frequency rank
- 40587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réputée | résumée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de réputé. | Participe passé féminin singulier de résumer. |
Where the eye mixes réputée and résumée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réputée and résumée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses réputée with résumée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réputée is \ʁe.py.te\ while résumée is \ʁe.zy.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40587, 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\. résumée is at rank #28,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zy.me\.
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 40587, this pair ranks #239,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réputée vs résumée
Shared letters: erué. Private to "réputée": pt. Private to "résumée": ms.
"réputée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "résumée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réputée" and "résumée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réputée" vs "résumée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réputée" and "résumée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réputée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résumée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réputée" and "résumée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régulée vs résumée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #239,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.