Which to use
“remarque” is a noun and “remarquent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,383
- “remarque” frequency rank
- #27,937
- “remarquent” frequency rank
- 30320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remarque | remarquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remarquer ou d’observer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remarquer. |
Same sound, different letters: remarque vs remarquent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. remarque runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against remarquent's 10 (CVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - remarque / remarquent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: remarque and remarquent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.maʁk\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “remarque” sits inside “remarquent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30320, 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\. 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 30320, this pair ranks #311,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remarque vs remarquent
Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "remarque": -. Private to "remarquent": nt.
"remarque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "remarquent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remarque ← ermarque · reamrque · remaqrue · remarqeu · remarqque · remarrque · remaruqe · remmarque
- remarquent ← ermarquent · reamrquent · remaqruent · remarqeunt · remarqquent · remarquennt · remarquentt · remarquetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remarque" and "remarquent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "remarque" or "remarquent"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "remarque" 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 #311,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remarque" and "remarquent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remarquant vs remarquent". 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 #311,157 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.