remèdesvsremetsWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#16,725
“remèdes” frequency rank
#9,904
“remets” frequency rank
26629
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remèdes remets
Definition Pluriel de remède. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de remettre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remèdes and remets apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
remèdes
6 ch
remets

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remèdes is \ʁə.mɛd\ while remets is \ʁə.mɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remèdes is recorded at frequency rank #16,725, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mɛd\. remets is at rank #9,904, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ\.

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 26629, this pair ranks #333,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of remèdes vs remets

Shared letters: emrs. Private to "remèdes": . Private to "remets": t.

"remèdes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "remets" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remetsermets · reemts · remest · remetss · remetts · remmets · remtes · rmeets

Frequency comparison

remèdes#16,725
remets#9,904

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remèdes" and "remets" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remèdes" is a noun and "remets" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remèdes" or "remets"?
"remets" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,904 in our French list, against #16,725 for "remèdes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remèdes vs remets

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “remèdes”; for a verb, it's “remets”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remèdes” 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