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“remarier” and “retarder” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,526
- “remarier” frequency rank
- #12,466
- “retarder” frequency rank
- 49992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remarier | retarder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marier de nouveau. | Différer ; temporiser. |
Where the eye mixes remarier and retarder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. remarier (CVCVCVVC) and retarder (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: remarier vs retarder
A purely visual mix-up. remarier (\ʁə.ma.ʁje\) and retarder (\ʁə.taʁ.de\) 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 49992, 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\. retarder is at rank #12,466, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.taʁ.de\.
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 49992, this pair ranks #166,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remarier vs retarder
Shared letters: aer. Private to "remarier": im. Private to "retarder": dt.
"remarier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "retarder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remarier" and "retarder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "remarier" or "retarder" show up more?
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 "retarder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remarier" and "retarder" 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 #166,161 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.