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Which to use

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

#42,007
“remboursera” frequency rank
#18,855
“remboursés” frequency rank
60862
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remboursera remboursés
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de rembourser. Participe passé masculin pluriel de rembourser.

Where the spellings diverge

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

11 ch
remboursera
10 ch
remboursés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remboursera (\ʁɑ̃.buʁ.sə.ʁa\) and remboursés (\ʁɑ̃.buʁ.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remboursera is recorded at frequency rank #42,007, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.buʁ.sə.ʁa\. remboursés is at rank #18,855, 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 60862, this pair ranks #95,401 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remboursera vs remboursés

Shared letters: bemorsu. Private to "remboursera": a. Private to "remboursés": é.

"remboursera" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCV  ·  "remboursés" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rembourseraermboursera · rebmoursera · rembboursera · remborusera · rembouresra · rembourrsera · remboursear · rembourserra

Frequency comparison

remboursera#42,007
remboursés#18,855

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remboursera" and "remboursés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃.buʁ.sə.ʁa\ versus \ʁɑ̃.buʁ.se\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remboursera" or "remboursés"?
"remboursés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,855 in our French list, against #42,007 for "remboursera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remboursera vs remboursés

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 “remboursera” 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