remplaçant
\ʁɑ̃.pla.sɑ̃\
The verdict
“remplaçant” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,751 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,751
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui en remplace une autre dans une fonction, dans une occupation quelconque.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | remplaçant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁɑ̃.pla.sɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #7,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “remplaçant” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for remplaçant is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɑ̃.pla.sɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,751 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for remplaçant, with forms such as "ermplaçant", "remlpaçant", and "remmplaçant". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "remplacent", "remplaçants", "remplaçante", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is remplaçant, spelled R-E-M-P-L-A-Ç-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Personne qui en remplace une autre dans une fonction, dans une occupation quelconque.
- 2Celui qui remplaçait un jeune homme appelé au service militaire, au temps de la conscription par tirage au sort.
- 3Celui des joueurs d'une équipe sportive, qui peut suppléer un joueur défaillant au cours d’une partie.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ermplaçant,remlpaçant,remmplaçant,rempalçant,remplaaçnt,remplacant,remplaçannt,remplaçantt,remplaçatn,remplaçnat,rempllaçant,remplçaant,rempplaçant,repmlaçant,rmeplaçant,rremplaçant
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remplaçant - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “remplaçant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-E-M-P-L-A-Ç-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁɑ̃.pla.sɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “remplacent” - see the side-by-side comparison. remplaçant vs remplacent
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.