Which to use
“remarque” is a noun and “remarquée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,383
- “remarque” frequency rank
- #16,722
- “remarquée” frequency rank
- 19105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remarque | remarquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remarquer ou d’observer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de remarquer. |
Where the eye mixes remarque and remarquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remarque runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against remarquée's 9 (CVCVCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: remarque vs remarquée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remarque is \ʁə.maʁk\ while remarquée is \ʁə.maʁ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remarque is recorded at frequency rank #2,383, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.maʁk\. remarquée is at rank #16,722, 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 19105, this pair ranks #374,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remarque vs remarquée
Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "remarque": -. Private to "remarquée": é.
"remarque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "remarquée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- remarque ← ermarque · reamrque · remaqrue · remarqeu · remarqque · remarrque · remaruqe · remmarque
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remarque" and "remarquée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remarque" or "remarquée"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "remarque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remarquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remarque" and "remarquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remariée vs remarquée". 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 #374,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.