réputéesvsrestéesWhich spelling fits?

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.

8 ch
réputées
7 ch
restées

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.py.te\ versus \ʁɛs.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réputées" or "restées"?
"restées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,550 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

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list