remarquentvsremarqueraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,937
“remarquent” frequency rank
#23,669
“remarquera” frequency rank
51606
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remarquent remarquera
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remarquer. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de remarquer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
remarquent
10 ch
remarquera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remarquent (\ʁə.maʁk\) and remarquera (\ʁə.maʁ.kə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remarquent is recorded at frequency rank #27,937, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁk\. remarquera is at rank #23,669, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁ.kə.ʁa\.

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 51606, this pair ranks #153,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remarquent vs remarquera

Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "remarquent": nt. Private to "remarquera": -.

"remarquent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC  ·  "remarquera" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarquentermarquent · reamrquent · remaqruent · remarqeunt · remarqquent · remarquennt · remarquentt · remarquetn
  • remarqueraermarquera · reamrquera · remaqruera · remarqeura · remarqquera · remarquear · remarquerra · remarqurea

Frequency comparison

remarquent#27,937
remarquera#23,669

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remarquent" and "remarquera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.maʁk\ versus \ʁə.maʁ.kə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remarquent" or "remarquera"?
"remarquera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,669 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 remarquent vs remarquera

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list