Which to use
“remerciement” is a noun and “remercient” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,965
- “remerciement” frequency rank
- #35,245
- “remercient” frequency rank
- 55210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remerciement | remercient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remercier. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remercier. |
Where the eye mixes remerciement and remercient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. remerciement runs 12 letters (CVCVCCVVCVCC) against remercient's 10 (CVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between remerciement and remercient
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remerciement is \ʁə.mɛʁ.si.mɑ̃\ while remercient is \ʁə.mɛʁ.si\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 55210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remerciement is recorded at frequency rank #19,965, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mɛʁ.si.mɑ̃\. remercient is at rank #35,245, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛʁ.si\.
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 55210, this pair ranks #128,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remerciement vs remercient
Shared letters: ceimnrt. Private to "remerciement": -. Private to "remercient": -.
"remerciement" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVCC · "remercient" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remerciement ← ermerciement · reemrciement · remecriement · remercciement · remerceiment · remercieemnt · remerciemennt · remerciementt
- remercient ← ermercient · reemrcient · remecrient · remerccient · remerceint · remerciennt · remercientt · remercietn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remerciement" for "remercient" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remerciement" vs "remercient" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "remerciement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remercient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remerciement" and "remercient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remercient vs remerciera". 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 #128,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.