remembervsremémorerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,109
“remember” frequency rank
#32,984
“remémorer” frequency rank
58093
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remember remémorer
Definition Se souvenir, se remémorer. Remettre en mémoire.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remember and remémorer apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
remember
9 ch
remémorer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remember (\ɹi.ˈmem.bə(ɹ)\) and remémorer (\ʁə.me.mɔ.ʁe\) 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 58093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remember is recorded at frequency rank #25,109, classified as averb, pronounced \ɹi.ˈmem.bə(ɹ)\. remémorer is at rank #32,984, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.me.mɔ.ʁe\.

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 58093, this pair ranks #111,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remember vs remémorer

Shared letters: emr. Private to "remember": b. Private to "remémorer": .

"remember" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "remémorer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rememberermember · reemmber · remebmer · remembber · rememberr · remembre · rememebr · rememmber

Frequency comparison

remember#25,109
remémorer#32,984

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remember" and "remémorer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɹi.ˈmem.bə(ɹ)\ versus \ʁə.me.mɔ.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remember" or "remémorer"?
"remember" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,109 in our French list, against #32,984 for "remémorer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remember vs remémorer

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list