remercientvsremercierWhat's the difference?

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.

10 ch
remercient
9 ch
remercier

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.mɛʁ.si\ versus \ʁə.mɛʁ.sje\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remercient" or "remercier"?
"remercier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,277 in our French list, against #35,245 for "remercient". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list