Which to use
“remarquez” and “remorquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,544
- “remarquez” frequency rank
- #45,835
- “remorquer” frequency rank
- 63379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remarquez | remorquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remarquer. | Traîner derrière soi, en parlant d'un bateau, des wagons, etc. |
Where the eye mixes remarquez and remorquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: remarquez vs remorquer
A purely visual mix-up. remarquez (\ʁə.maʁ.ke\) and remorquer (\ʁə.mɔʁ.ke\) 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 63379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remarquez is recorded at frequency rank #17,544, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.maʁ.ke\. remorquer is at rank #45,835, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔʁ.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 63379, this pair ranks #82,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remarquez vs remorquer
Shared letters: emqru. Private to "remarquez": az. Private to "remorquer": o.
"remarquez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "remorquer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remarquez" and "remorquer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remarquez" or "remorquer"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "remarquez" and "remorquer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remarquez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remorquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remarquez" and "remorquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remorquer 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 #82,251 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.