Which to use
“remarier” and “réparer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,526
- “remarier” frequency rank
- #4,986
- “réparer” frequency rank
- 42512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remarier | réparer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marier de nouveau. | Remettre en état ce qui a été endommagé. |
Where the eye mixes remarier and réparer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remarier runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against réparer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between remarier and réparer
A purely visual mix-up. remarier (\ʁə.ma.ʁje\) and réparer (\ʁe.pa.ʁe\) 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 42512, 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\. réparer is at rank #4,986, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pa.ʁe\.
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 42512, this pair ranks #225,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remarier vs réparer
Shared letters: aer. Private to "remarier": im. Private to "réparer": pé.
"remarier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "réparer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remarier ← ermarier · reamrier · remairer · remareir · remarierr · remarire · remarrier · remmarier
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remarier" and "réparer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "remarier" or "réparer" show up more?
What to do next
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 "réparer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remarier" and "réparer" 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 #225,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.