Which to use
“remercient” and “remerciez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,245
- “remercient” frequency rank
- #31,685
- “remerciez” frequency rank
- 66930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remercient | remerciez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remercier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remercier. |
Where the eye mixes remercient and remerciez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remercient runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCC) against remerciez's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses remercient with remerciez
A purely visual mix-up. remercient (\ʁə.mɛʁ.si\) and remerciez (\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 66930, 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\. remerciez is at rank #31,685, 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 66930, this pair ranks #65,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remercient vs remerciez
Shared letters: ceimr. Private to "remercient": nt. Private to "remerciez": z.
"remercient" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC · "remerciez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remercient ← ermercient · reemrcient · remecrient · remerccient · remerceint · remerciennt · remercientt · remercietn
- remerciez ← ermerciez · reemrciez · remecriez · remercciez · remerceiz · remerciezz · remercize · remericez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remercient" and "remerciez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "remercient" or "remerciez" show up more?
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 "remercient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remerciez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remercient" and "remerciez" 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 #65,665 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.