remariéevsremarquéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#46,990
“remariée” frequency rank
#16,722
“remarquée” frequency rank
63712
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remariée remarquée
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de remarier. Participe passé féminin singulier de remarquer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remariée and remarquée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
remariée
9 ch
remarquée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remariée (\ʁə.ma.ʁje\) and remarquée (\ʁə.maʁ.ke\) 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 63712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remariée is recorded at frequency rank #46,990, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ma.ʁje\. remarquée is at rank #16,722, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁ.ke\.

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 63712, this pair ranks #80,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remariée vs remarquée

Shared letters: aemré. Private to "remariée": i. Private to "remarquée": qu.

"remariée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV  ·  "remarquée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVV

Frequency comparison

remariée#46,990
remarquée#16,722

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remariée" and "remarquée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ma.ʁje\ versus \ʁə.maʁ.ke\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remariée" or "remarquée"?
"remarquée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,722 in our French list, against #46,990 for "remariée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remariée vs remarquée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remariée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list