rembourséesvsrembourserWhat's the difference?

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.

11 ch
remboursées
10 ch
rembourser

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

  • rembourserermbourser · rebmourser · rembbourser · remboruser · rembouresr · rembourrser · rembourserr · remboursre

Frequency comparison

remboursées#35,244
rembourser#5,699

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remboursées" and "rembourser" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁɑ̃.buʁ.se\), 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, "remboursées" or "rembourser"?
"rembourser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,699 in our French list, against #35,244 for "remboursées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list