remplacement

\ʁɑ̃.pla.smɑ̃\

/\ʁɑ̃.pla.smɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“remplacement” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,563. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,563
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de remplacer une chose par une autre ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-remplacement · remplacement · French

remplacement · rank #3,563 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,563
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH refuser

Nearest frequency peer: refuser (-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 « remplacement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « remplacement » 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).

remplacement vs remplacent
83% similar
remplacement vs remplacements
92% similar

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

Key facts for remplacement
PropertyValue
Headwordremplacement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ̃.pla.smɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,563
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « remplacement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).remplacementse 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 « refuser » (#3,562), « remporté » (#3,564), « prévue » (#3,561). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « remplacement » est au #3,563. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around remplacement (IPA \ʁɑ̃.pla.smɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,563 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for remplacement, with forms such as "ermplacement", "remlpacement", and "remmplacement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "remplacent", "remplacements", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is remplacement, spelled R-E-M-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de remplacer une chose par une autre ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Action de remplacer une personne par une autre.
  3. 3
    Substitution d'un conscrit par un volontaire moyennant rétribution.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les arrêts sont en effet plus fréquents au renvideur par suite des réparations, remplacements de cordes et de câbles et nettoyages plus difficultueux.
  2. L'utilisation des additions minérales dans les bétons en remplacement au ciment est une pratique courante depuis de nombreuses années.

This word in other languages

replacement(English)sustitución(Español)Ersetzung(Deutsch)substituição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ermplacement
  • remlpacement
  • remmplacement
  • rempalcement
  • remplaccement
  • remplaceemnt
  • remplacemennt
  • remplacementt
  • remplacemetn
  • remplacemment
  • remplacemnet
  • remplacmeent
  • remplaecment
  • remplcaement
  • rempllacement
  • rempplacement
  • repmlacement
  • rmeplacement
  • rremplacement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remplacement - 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.

ermplacement2remlpacement2remmplacement1rempalcement2remplaccement1remplaceemnt2remplacemennt1remplacementt1
Edit distance from "remplacement"

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 "remplacement"?
"remplacement" is spelled R-E-M-P-L-A-C-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.pla.smɑ̃\.
What does "remplacement" mean?
As a noun, "remplacement" means: Action de remplacer une chose par une autre ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "remplacement"?
"remplacement" is commonly confused with "remplacent", "remplacements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remplacement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remplacement" is \ʁɑ̃.pla.smɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "remplacement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pratiquement#3,559départements#3,532documentaire#3,605applications#3,512

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

correspondant19 variantsperformances19 variantsparlementaire19 variantsintermédiaire19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list