Which to use
“rement” and “résument” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,149
- “rement” frequency rank
- #24,022
- “résument” frequency rank
- 72171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rement | résument |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe rementir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de résumer. |
Where the eye mixes rement and résument
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rement runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against résument's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rement vs résument
A purely visual mix-up. rement (\ʁə.mɑ̃\) and résument (\ʁe.zym\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72171, 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\. résument is at rank #24,022, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zym\.
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 72171, this pair ranks #44,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rement vs résument
Shared letters: emnrt. Private to "rement": -. Private to "résument": sué.
"rement" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "résument" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rement ← erment · reemnt · remennt · rementt · remetn · remment · remnet · rmeent
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rement" and "résument" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rement" vs "résument" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "résument" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rement" and "résument" 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 #44,951 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.