Which to use
“remarquant” and “remarquent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,565
- “remarquant” frequency rank
- #27,937
- “remarquent” frequency rank
- 75502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remarquant | remarquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de remarquer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remarquer. |
Where the eye mixes remarquant and remarquent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. remarquant and remarquent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: remarquant vs remarquent
A purely visual mix-up. remarquant (\ʁə.maʁ.kɑ̃\) and remarquent (\ʁə.maʁk\) 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 a single letter - a in “remarquant” becomes e in “remarquent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remarquant is recorded at frequency rank #47,565, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁ.kɑ̃\. remarquent is at rank #27,937, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁk\.
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 75502, this pair ranks #33,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remarquant vs remarquent
Shared letters: aemnqrtu. Private to "remarquant": -. Private to "remarquent": -.
"remarquant" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC · "remarquent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remarquant ← ermarquant · reamrquant · remaqruant · remarqaunt · remarqquant · remarquannt · remarquantt · remarquatn
- remarquent ← ermarquent · reamrquent · remaqruent · remarqeunt · remarqquent · remarquennt · remarquentt · remarquetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remarquant" and "remarquent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remarquant" or "remarquent"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "remarquant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remarquent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remarquant" and "remarquent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remarquait 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 #33,877 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.