Which to use
“remercient” and “remercier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,245
- “remercient” frequency rank
- #4,277
- “remercier” frequency rank
- 39522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remercient | remercier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remercier. | Rendre grâce, exprimer la gratitude. |
Where the eye mixes remercient and remercier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remercient runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCC) against remercier's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between remercient and remercier
A purely visual mix-up. remercient (\ʁə.mɛʁ.si\) and remercier (\ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\) 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 39522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remercient is recorded at frequency rank #35,245, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛʁ.si\. remercier is at rank #4,277, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\.
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 39522, this pair ranks #247,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remercient vs remercier
Shared letters: ceimr. Private to "remercient": nt. Private to "remercier": -.
"remercient" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC · "remercier" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remercient ← ermercient · reemrcient · remecrient · remerccient · remerceint · remerciennt · remercientt · remercietn
- remercier ← ermercier · reemrcier · remecrier · remerccier · remerceir · remercierr · remercire · remericer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remercient" and "remercier" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remercient" or "remercier"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "remercient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remercier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remercient" and "remercier" 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 #247,331 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.