Which to use
“réputées” and “restées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,692
- “réputées” frequency rank
- #14,550
- “restées” frequency rank
- 37242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réputées | restées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de réputé. | Féminin pluriel de resté. |
Where the eye mixes réputées and restées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réputées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against restées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réputées with restées
A purely visual mix-up. réputées (\ʁe.py.te\) and restées (\ʁɛs.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37242, 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\. restées is at rank #14,550, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛs.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 37242, this pair ranks #263,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réputées vs restées
Shared letters: ersté. Private to "réputées": pu. Private to "restées": -.
"réputées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "restées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réputées" and "restées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réputées" or "restées"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réputées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réputées" and "restées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs réputées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #263,883 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.