remuer

\ʁə.mɥe\

/\ʁə.mɥe\/ verb

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The verdict

“remuer” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,251. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,251
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mouvoir, déplacer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-remuer · remuer · French

remuer · rank #17,251 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,251
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH remercié

Nearest frequency peer: remercié (-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 « remuer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « remuer » 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).

remuer vs ruer
67% similar
remuer vs revue
67% similar
remuer vs rêver
50% similar

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

Key facts for remuer
PropertyValue
Headwordremuer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.mɥe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,251
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « remuer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).remuerse 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 « remercié » (#17,250), « ressorts » (#17,252), « remaniement » (#17,249). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « remuer » est au #17,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around remuer (IPA \ʁə.mɥe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,251 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for remuer, with forms such as "ermuer", "remeur", and "remmuer". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ruer", "revue", "rêver", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is remuer, spelled R-E-M-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mouvoir, déplacer.
  2. 2
    Déplacer, déménager quelqu'un.
  3. 3
    Transporter de la terre d’un lieu à un autre.
  4. 4
    Poursuivre ou réveiller une affaire négligée, oubliée ou interrompue.
  5. 5
    Nettoyer et changer les langes d'un enfant.
  6. 6
    Émouvoir, exciter un sentiment, un mouvement dans l’âme.
  7. 7
    Agiter, mettre en mouvement, pousser à une entreprise, à la révolte.
  8. 8
    Faire un mouvement, bouger.
  9. 9
    Agir, tenter quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette fois, je fermai les poings à m'enfoncer les ongles dans la paume. J'étais décidé à ne plus remuer les doigts.
  2. Puisqu'il faut tout avouer, je descendrai en moi jusqu'au tréfonds, j'en remuerai la lie et j'en étalerai la pestilence.

This word in other languages

stir(English)remover(Español)bewegen(Deutsch)mover(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ermuer
  • remeur
  • remmuer
  • remuerr
  • remure
  • reumer
  • rmeuer
  • rremuer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ermuer2remeur2remmuer1remuerr1remure2reumer2rmeuer2rremuer1
Edit distance from "remuer"

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 "remuer"?
"remuer" is spelled R-E-M-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.mɥe\.
What does "remuer" mean?
As a verb, "remuer" means: Mouvoir, déplacer.
What words are commonly confused with "remuer"?
"remuer" is commonly confused with "ruer", "revue", "rêver". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remuer" is \ʁə.mɥe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "remuer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list