Which to use
“remédier” and “remember” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,776
- “remédier” frequency rank
- #25,109
- “remember” frequency rank
- 35885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remédier | remember |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Porter remède, apporter du remède. | Se souvenir, se remémorer. |
Where the eye mixes remédier and remember
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remédier (CVCVCVVC) and remember (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses remédier with remember
A purely visual mix-up. remédier (\ʁə.me.dje\) and remember (\ɹi.ˈmem.bə(ɹ)\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remédier is recorded at frequency rank #10,776, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.me.dje\. remember is at rank #25,109, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɹi.ˈmem.bə(ɹ)\.
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 35885, this pair ranks #273,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remédier vs remember
Shared letters: emr. Private to "remédier": dié. Private to "remember": b.
"remédier" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "remember" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remember ← ermember · reemmber · remebmer · remembber · rememberr · remembre · rememebr · rememmber
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remédier" for "remember" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remédier" vs "remember" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "remédier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remember" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remédier" and "remember" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remanier vs remédier". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #273,519 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.