remercientvsremercionsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“remercient” and “remercions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,245
“remercient” frequency rank
#18,577
“remercions” frequency rank
53822
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remercient remercions
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remercier. Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remercier.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remercient and remercions apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
remercient
10 ch
remercions

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remercient (\ʁə.mɛʁ.si\) and remercions (\ʁə.mɛʁ.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53822, 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\. remercions is at rank #18,577, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛʁ.sjɔ̃\.

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 53822, this pair ranks #138,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remercient vs remercions

Shared letters: ceimnr. Private to "remercient": t. Private to "remercions": os.

"remercient" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC  ·  "remercions" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remercientermercient · reemrcient · remecrient · remerccient · remerceint · remerciennt · remercientt · remercietn
  • remercionsermercions · reemrcions · remecrions · remerccions · remercinos · remercionns · remercionss · remerciosn

Frequency comparison

remercient#35,245
remercions#18,577

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remercient" and "remercions" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.mɛʁ.si\ versus \ʁə.mɛʁ.sjɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remercient" or "remercions"?
"remercions" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,577 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.

Remembering remercient vs remercions

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remercient” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list