Which to use
“remboursées” and “rembourser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,244
- “remboursées” frequency rank
- #5,699
- “rembourser” frequency rank
- 40943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remboursées | rembourser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de rembourser. | Rendre à quelqu’un le montant de ses débours ; payer à quelqu’un le prix de ce qu’il avait acheté et qu’il n’a pas reçu ou dont il se refuse à prendre livraison ; compenser des dépenses qu’on a fait faire ou des pertes qu’on a causées. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remboursées and rembourser apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. remboursées and rembourser are pronounced identically (\ʁɑ̃.buʁ.se\) 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 40943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remboursées is recorded at frequency rank #35,244, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.buʁ.se\. rembourser is at rank #5,699, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.buʁ.se\.
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 40943, this pair ranks #236,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remboursées vs rembourser
Shared letters: bemorsu. Private to "remboursées": é. Private to "rembourser": -.
"remboursées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVVC · "rembourser" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rembourser ← ermbourser · rebmourser · rembbourser · remboruser · rembouresr · rembourrser · rembourserr · remboursre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remboursées" and "rembourser" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remboursées" or "rembourser"?
Remembering remboursées vs rembourser
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 “remboursées” entry
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