remarquéevsremarquentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,722
“remarquée” frequency rank
#27,937
“remarquent” frequency rank
44659
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remarquée remarquent
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de remarquer. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remarquer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
remarquée
10 ch
remarquent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remarquée (\ʁə.maʁ.ke\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remarquée is recorded at frequency rank #16,722, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁ.ke\. 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 44659, this pair ranks #208,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remarquée vs remarquent

Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "remarquée": é. Private to "remarquent": nt.

"remarquée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVV  ·  "remarquent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarquentermarquent · reamrquent · remaqruent · remarqeunt · remarqquent · remarquennt · remarquentt · remarquetn

Frequency comparison

remarquée#16,722
remarquent#27,937

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remarquée" and "remarquent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.maʁ.ke\ versus \ʁə.maʁk\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remarquée" or "remarquent"?
"remarquée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,722 in our French list, against #27,937 for "remarquent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remarquée vs remarquent

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

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