Which to use
“rejetait” and “remettait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,903
- “rejetait” frequency rank
- #26,507
- “remettait” frequency rank
- 76410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejetait | remettait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de rejeter. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de remettre. |
Where the eye mixes rejetait and remettait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rejetait runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against remettait's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rejetait with remettait
A purely visual mix-up. rejetait (\ʁə.ʒə.tɛ\) and remettait (\ʁə.mɛ.tɛ\) 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 76410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rejetait is recorded at frequency rank #49,903, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒə.tɛ\. remettait is at rank #26,507, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ.tɛ\.
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 76410, this pair ranks #31,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rejetait vs remettait
Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "rejetait": j. Private to "remettait": m.
"rejetait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "remettait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rejetait" for "remettait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rejetait" or "remettait"?
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 "rejetait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remettait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejetait" and "remettait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reflétait vs rejetait". 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 #31,228 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.