remplir

/\ʁɑ̃.pliʁ\/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,035

in French word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

remplir is aFrenchverb. It means: Emplir de nouveau. Pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pliʁ\. It ranks #3,035 in French word frequency. Often confused with repli and replié.

Key facts for remplir
PropertyValue
Headwordremplir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃.pliʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,035
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of remplir in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for remplir is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɑ̃.pliʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,035 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for remplir, with forms such as "ermplir", "remlpir", and "remmplir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "repli", "replié", "replis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is remplir, spelled R-E-M-P-L-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emplir de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Emplir entièrement, rendre plein, combler.
  3. 3
    Compléter.
  4. 4
    Écrire ce qui manquait à l’endroit qu’on y avait laissé en blanc, sur un document, un questionnaire, etc.
  5. 5
    Faire ou refaire à l’aiguille les ornements à du point, à de la dentelle, à un canevas, ou en ajouter de nouveaux.
  6. 6
    Abonder dans un lieu, ou s’y étendre beaucoup, en en occupant une grande partie.
  7. 7
    Combler d'un sentiment.
  8. 8
    Occuper ou employer, en parlant du temps, de la durée.
  9. 9
    Exécuter ; accomplir ; effectuer ; réaliser.
  10. 10
    Occuper une fonction, un emploi, une place, et s’acquitter des devoirs, des obligations qu’elle impose.
  11. 11
    Présenter l’accomplissement de tout ce qu’une idée promet, de tout ce qu’elle renferme.
  12. 12
    Répondre complètement à ce qu'exigent des qualités, des talents, du mérite.
  13. 13
    Manger, boire avec excès.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ermplir,remlpir,remmplir,rempilr,remplirr,rempllir,remplri,rempplir,repmlir,rmeplir,rremplir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for remplir

Misspelling Variants of "remplir"

ermplir7remlpir7remmplir8rempilr7remplirr8rempllir8remplri7rempplir8
Misspelling Variants of "remplir"

Frequency rank: #3,035 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "remplir"?
"remplir" is spelled R-E-M-P-L-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.pliʁ\.
What does "remplir" mean?
As a verb, "remplir" means: Emplir de nouveau.
What words are commonly confused with "remplir"?
"remplir" is commonly confused with "repli", "replié", "replis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remplir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remplir" is \ʁɑ̃.pliʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "remplir" come from?
"remplir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.