Which to use
“remarque” and “remorque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,383
- “remarque” frequency rank
- #16,227
- “remorque” frequency rank
- 18610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remarque | remorque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remarquer ou d’observer. | Action de remorquer. |
Where the eye mixes remarque and remorque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses remarque with remorque
A purely visual mix-up. remarque (\ʁə.maʁk\) and remorque (\ʁə.mɔʁk\) 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 “remarque” becomes o in “remorque”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18610, 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\. remorque is at rank #16,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mɔʁk\.
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 18610, this pair ranks #377,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remarque vs remorque
Shared letters: emqru. Private to "remarque": a. Private to "remorque": o.
"remarque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "remorque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remarque" for "remorque" ever safe?
Which is more common, "remarque" or "remorque"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "remarque" and "remorque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remarque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remorque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remarque" and "remorque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remorque vs rétorqué". 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 #377,438 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.