réputéesvsréputésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,692
“réputées” frequency rank
#14,145
“réputés” frequency rank
36837
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réputées réputés
Definition Féminin pluriel de réputé. Masculin pluriel de réputé.

Same sound, different letters: réputées vs réputés

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réputées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against réputés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
réputées
7 ch
réputés

Ear matches; page differs - réputées and réputés

This is the hard kind. réputées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réputées is recorded at frequency rank #22,692, 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 36837, this pair ranks #266,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réputées vs réputés

Shared letters: prstué. Private to "réputées": e. Private to "réputés": -.

"réputées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "réputés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réputées" and "réputés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁe.py.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Frequency check: "réputées" vs "réputés" - which ranks higher?
"réputés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,145 in our French list, against #22,692 for "réputées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

"réputées" and "réputés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réputées" 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 #266,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réputées" and "réputés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs réputées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #266,793 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