remariévsreparléConfusable pair

Which to use

“remarié” and “reparlé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,961
“remarié” frequency rank
#47,568
“reparlé” frequency rank
88529
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remarié reparlé
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de remarier. Participe passé masculin singulier de reparler.

Where the eye mixes remarié and reparlé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remarié (CVCVCVV) and reparlé (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
remarié
7 ch
reparlé

Visual trap between remarié and reparlé

A purely visual mix-up. remarié (\ʁə.ma.ʁje\) and reparlé (\ʁə.paʁ.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remarié is recorded at frequency rank #40,961, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ma.ʁje\. reparlé is at rank #47,568, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.paʁ.le\.

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 88529, this pair ranks #6,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remarié vs reparlé

Shared letters: aeré. Private to "remarié": im. Private to "reparlé": lp.

"remarié" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "reparlé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "remarié" and "reparlé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ma.ʁje\ versus \ʁə.paʁ.le\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remarié" vs "reparlé" - which ranks higher?
"remarié" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,961 in our French list, against #47,568 for "reparlé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remarié" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reparlé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remarié" and "reparlé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réparez vs reparlé". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #6,874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list