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.
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?
Frequency check: "réputées" vs "réputés" - which ranks higher?
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.