remarquavsremarquésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,560
“remarqua” frequency rank
#35,682
“remarqués” frequency rank
68242
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remarqua remarqués
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de remarquer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de remarquer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
remarqua
9 ch
remarqués

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remarqua (\ʁə.maʁ.ka\) and remarqués (\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 68242, 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\. remarqués is at rank #35,682, 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 68242, this pair ranks #59,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remarqua vs remarqués

Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "remarqua": -. Private to "remarqués": .

"remarqua" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "remarqués" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarquaermarqua · reamrqua · remaqrua · remarqau · remarqqua · remarrqua · remaruqa · remmarqua

Frequency comparison

remarqua#32,560
remarqués#35,682

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remarqua" and "remarqués" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.maʁ.ka\ versus \ʁə.maʁ.ke\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remarqua" or "remarqués"?
"remarqua" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,560 in our French list, against #35,682 for "remarqués". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remarqua vs remarqués

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 “remarqua” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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