remarquervsremarquésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,285
“remarquer” frequency rank
#35,682
“remarqués” frequency rank
38967
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remarquer remarqués
Definition Marquer à nouveau. Participe passé masculin pluriel de remarquer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remarquer and remarqués apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
remarquer
9 ch
remarqués

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. remarquer and remarqués 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remarquer is recorded at frequency rank #3,285, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁ.ke\. remarqués is at rank #35,682, 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 38967, this pair ranks #251,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remarquer vs remarqués

Shared letters: aemqru. Private to "remarquer": -. Private to "remarqués": .

"remarquer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "remarqués" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remarquerermarquer · reamrquer · remaqruer · remarqeur · remarqquer · remarquerr · remarqure · remarrquer

Frequency comparison

remarquer#3,285
remarqués#35,682

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remarquer" and "remarqués" 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, "remarquer" or "remarqués"?
"remarquer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,285 in our French list, against #35,682 for "remarqués". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering remarquer vs remarqués

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

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