Which to use
“réjouis” is an adjective and “remous” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,231
- “réjouis” frequency rank
- #19,652
- “remous” frequency rank
- 35883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réjouis | remous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de réjoui. | Retour de l’eau sur elle-même dans le sillage d’un navire en marche. |
Where the eye mixes réjouis and remous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réjouis runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against remous's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réjouis and remous
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réjouis is \ʁe.ʒwi\ while remous is \ʁə.mu\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réjouis is recorded at frequency rank #16,231, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ʒwi\. remous is at rank #19,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mu\.
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 35883, this pair ranks #273,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réjouis vs remous
Shared letters: orsu. Private to "réjouis": ijé. Private to "remous": em.
"réjouis" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "remous" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remous ← ermous · remmous · remosu · remouss · remuos · reomus · rmeous · rremous
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réjouis" and "remous" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "réjouis" or "remous" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réjouis" and "remous" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réjouis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réjouis" and "remous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs remous". 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 #273,539 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.