remercier

\ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\

/\ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\/ verb

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The verdict

“remercier” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,277. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,277
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre grâce, exprimer la gratitude.

Corpus desk

Index FR-remercier · remercier · French

remercier · rank #4,277 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,277
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH remarquable

Nearest frequency peer: remarquable (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « remercier »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « remercier » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

remercier vs remerciez
89% similar
remercier vs remerciera
90% similar
remercier vs remédier
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for remercier
PropertyValue
Headwordremercier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,277
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « remercier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.remercierse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « remarquable » (#4,276), « respectivement » (#4,278), « recueil » (#4,275). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « remercier » est au #4,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around remercier (IPA \ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,277 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for remercier, with forms such as "ermercier", "reemrcier", and "remecrier". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "remerciez", "remerciera", "remédier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is remercier, spelled R-E-M-E-R-C-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre grâce, exprimer la gratitude.
  2. 2
    Se dit, par civilité, pour marquer le refus qu’on fait d’accepter quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Congédier, renvoyer quelqu’un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how remercier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lorsqu'au bout de quelques semaines Elhamy la remercia, avec une cordialité souriante, du bien qu'elle avait fait à son fils, une émotion sourde étreignit sa gorge.
  2. J'allai prendre congé des Danois et les remercier de ce qu'ils avaient fait pour nous être utiles et agréables.

This word in other languages

thank(English)agradecer(Español)danken(Deutsch)agradecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ermercier
  • reemrcier
  • remecrier
  • remerccier
  • remerceir
  • remercierr
  • remercire
  • remericer
  • remerrcier
  • remmercier
  • remrecier
  • rmeercier
  • rremercier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remercier - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ermercier2reemrcier2remecrier2remerccier1remerceir2remercierr1remercire2remericer2
Edit distance from "remercier"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "remercier"?
"remercier" is spelled R-E-M-E-R-C-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\.
What does "remercier" mean?
As a verb, "remercier" means: Rendre grâce, exprimer la gratitude.
What words are commonly confused with "remercier"?
"remercier" is commonly confused with "remerciez", "remerciera", "remédier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remercier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remercier" is \ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "remercier" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "remercier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

retrouvez#4,281symptômes#4,289passagers#4,264touristes#4,293

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

prétexte13 variantsutilisées13 variantshabitudes13 variantsexcellence13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list