Which to use
“rejoué” is a verb and “remué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,147
- “rejoué” frequency rank
- #45,277
- “remué” frequency rank
- 93424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejoué | remué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de rejouer. | Ému, touché. |
Where the eye mixes rejoué and remué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rejoué runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against remué's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rejoué and remué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rejoué is \ʁə.ʒwe\ while remué is \ʁə.mɥe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rejoué is recorded at frequency rank #48,147, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒwe\. remué is at rank #45,277, tagged as anadj, 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 93424, this pair ranks #2,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rejoué vs remué
Shared letters: erué. Private to "rejoué": jo. Private to "remué": m.
"rejoué" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rejoué" for "remué" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rejoué" or "remué" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rejoué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejoué" and "remué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs relous". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.