Which to use
“rement” and “remets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,149
- “rement” frequency rank
- #9,904
- “remets” frequency rank
- 58053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rement | remets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe rementir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de remettre. |
Where the eye mixes rement and remets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rement with remets
A purely visual mix-up. rement (\ʁə.mɑ̃\) and remets (\ʁə.mɛ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rement is recorded at frequency rank #48,149, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɑ̃\. 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 58053, this pair ranks #111,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rement vs remets
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "rement": n. Private to "remets": s.
"rement" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "remets" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rement" and "remets" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rement" or "remets"?
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 "rement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rement" and "remets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramen vs rement". 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 #111,345 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.