Which to use
“ramer” and “remuer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,123
- “ramer” frequency rank
- #17,251
- “remuer” frequency rank
- 53374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ramer | remuer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manœuvrer la rame. | Mouvoir, déplacer. |
Where the eye mixes ramer and remuer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ramer and remuer
A purely visual mix-up. ramer (\ʁa.me\) and remuer (\ʁə.mɥe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ramer is recorded at frequency rank #36,123, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.me\. remuer is at rank #17,251, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53374, this pair ranks #141,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ramer vs remuer
Shared letters: emr. Private to "ramer": a. Private to "remuer": u.
"ramer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "remuer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ramer" and "remuer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ramer" or "remuer" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ramer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remuer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ramer" and "remuer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramer vs RAMQ". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #141,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.