remarquantvsremarquonsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#47,565
“remarquant” frequency rank
#42,005
“remarquons” frequency rank
89570
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remarquant remarquons
Definition Participe présent de remarquer. Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remarquer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remarquant and remarquons apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
remarquant
10 ch
remarquons

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remarquant (\ʁə.maʁ.kɑ̃\) and remarquons (\ʁə.maʁ.kɔ̃\) 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 89570, 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\. remarquons is at rank #42,005, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁ.kɔ̃\.

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 89570, this pair ranks #5,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remarquant vs remarquons

Shared letters: aemnqru. Private to "remarquant": t. Private to "remarquons": os.

"remarquant" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC  ·  "remarquons" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarquantermarquant · reamrquant · remaqruant · remarqaunt · remarqquant · remarquannt · remarquantt · remarquatn
  • remarquonsermarquons · reamrquons · remaqruons · remarqouns · remarqquons · remarqunos · remarquonns · remarquonss

Frequency comparison

remarquant#47,565
remarquons#42,005

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remarquant" and "remarquons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.maʁ.kɑ̃\ versus \ʁə.maʁ.kɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remarquant" or "remarquons"?
"remarquons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,005 in our French list, against #47,565 for "remarquant". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remarquant vs remarquons

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

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