remèdevsrementWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: remède is a noun, rement is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“remède” is a noun and “rement” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,232
“remède” frequency rank
#48,149
“rement” frequency rank
55381
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remède rement
Definition Substance qui sert à guérir un mal ou une maladie ; médicament. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe rementir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remède and rement apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
remède
6 ch
rement

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remède is \ʁə.mɛd\ while rement is \ʁə.mɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remède is recorded at frequency rank #7,232, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mɛd\. rement is at rank #48,149, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɑ̃\.

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 55381, this pair ranks #127,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remède vs rement

Shared letters: emr. Private to "remède": . Private to "rement": nt.

"remède" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "rement" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rementerment · reemnt · remennt · rementt · remetn · remment · remnet · rmeent

Frequency comparison

remède#7,232
rement#48,149

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remède" and "rement" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remède" is a noun and "rement" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remède" or "rement"?
"remède" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,232 in our French list, against #48,149 for "rement". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remède vs rement

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “remède”; for a verb, it's “rement”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remède” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list