Which to use
“remarqua” and “remarquera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,560
- “remarqua” frequency rank
- #23,669
- “remarquera” frequency rank
- 56229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remarqua | remarquera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de remarquer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de remarquer. |
Where the eye mixes remarqua and remarquera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remarqua runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against remarquera's 10 (CVCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses remarqua with remarquera
A purely visual mix-up. remarqua (\ʁə.maʁ.ka\) and remarquera (\ʁə.maʁ.kə.ʁa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remarqua is recorded at frequency rank #32,560, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁ.ka\. remarquera is at rank #23,669, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁ.kə.ʁa\.
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 56229, this pair ranks #122,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remarqua vs remarquera
Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "remarqua": -. Private to "remarquera": -.
"remarqua" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "remarquera" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- remarqua ← ermarqua · reamrqua · remaqrua · remarqau · remarqqua · remarrqua · remaruqa · remmarqua
- remarquera ← ermarquera · reamrquera · remaqruera · remarqeura · remarqquera · remarquear · remarquerra · remarqurea
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remarqua" and "remarquera" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "remarqua" or "remarquera" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "remarqua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remarquera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remarqua" and "remarquera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remarqua vs remarquant". 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 #122,410 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.