Which to use
“Reis” and “remise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,902
- “Reis” frequency rank
- #2,333
- “remise” frequency rank
- 52235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reis | remise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Riz. | Action de remettre en un lieu, dans un état, dans une situation... (le mot est toujours accompagné d'un complément) |
Where the eye mixes Reis and remise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Reis runs 4 letters (CVVC) against remise's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Reis and remise
A purely visual mix-up. Reis (\raɪ̯s\) and remise (\ʁə.miz\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Reis is recorded at frequency rank #49,902, classified as anoun, pronounced \raɪ̯s\. remise is at rank #2,333, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.miz\.
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 52235, this pair ranks #149,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Reis vs remise
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "Reis": -. Private to "remise": m.
"Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "remise" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Reis" and "remise" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Reis" vs "remise" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Reis" and "remise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Reis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reis" and "remise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs Rhys". 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 #149,140 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.