Which to use
“remarier” and “remercier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,526
- “remarier” frequency rank
- #4,277
- “remercier” frequency rank
- 41803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remarier | remercier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marier de nouveau. | Rendre grâce, exprimer la gratitude. |
Where the eye mixes remarier and remercier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. remarier runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against remercier's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: remarier vs remercier
A purely visual mix-up. remarier (\ʁə.ma.ʁje\) and remercier (\ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\) 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 41803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remarier is recorded at frequency rank #37,526, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ma.ʁje\. remercier is at rank #4,277, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\.
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 41803, this pair ranks #230,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remarier vs remercier
Shared letters: eimr. Private to "remarier": a. Private to "remercier": c.
"remarier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "remercier" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remarier" for "remercier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remarier" vs "remercier" - which ranks higher?
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 "remarier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remercier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remarier" and "remercier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remanier vs remarier". 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 #230,391 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.