remarquéesvsremarquezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,493
“remarquées” frequency rank
#17,544
“remarquez” frequency rank
59037
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remarquées remarquez
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de remarquer. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remarquer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
remarquées
9 ch
remarquez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. remarquées and remarquez are pronounced identically (\ʁə.maʁ.ke\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remarquées is recorded at frequency rank #41,493, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁ.ke\. remarquez is at rank #17,544, 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 59037, this pair ranks #105,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remarquées vs remarquez

Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "remarquées": . Private to "remarquez": z.

"remarquées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVVC  ·  "remarquez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarquezermarquez · reamrquez · remaqruez · remarqeuz · remarqquez · remarquezz · remarquze · remarrquez

Frequency comparison

remarquées#41,493
remarquez#17,544

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remarquées" and "remarquez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁə.maʁ.ke\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "remarquées" or "remarquez"?
"remarquez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,544 in our French list, against #41,493 for "remarquées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remarquées vs remarquez

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list