Which to use
“réagis” and “remis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,759
- “réagis” frequency rank
- #2,734
- “remis” frequency rank
- 24493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réagis | remis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réagir. | Participe passé du verbe remettre. |
Where the eye mixes réagis and remis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réagis runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against remis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réagis vs remis
A purely visual mix-up. réagis (\ʁe.a.ʒi\) and remis (\ʁə.mi\) 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 24493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réagis is recorded at frequency rank #21,759, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.ʒi\. remis is at rank #2,734, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mi\.
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 24493, this pair ranks #346,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réagis vs remis
Shared letters: irs. Private to "réagis": agé. Private to "remis": em.
"réagis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "remis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remis ← ermis · remiss · remmis · remsi · rmeis · rremis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réagis" for "remis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réagis" or "remis"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réagis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réagis" and "remis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagis vs Reis". 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 #346,317 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.