remetvsrimerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,370
“remet” frequency rank
#44,694
“rimer” frequency rank
49064
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remet rimer
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de remettre. Faire une rime (le sujet est une personne).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remet and rimer apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
remet
5 ch
rimer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remet (\ʁə.mɛ\) and rimer (\ʁi.me\) 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 49064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remet is recorded at frequency rank #4,370, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ\. rimer is at rank #44,694, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁi.me\.

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 49064, this pair ranks #173,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remet vs rimer

Shared letters: emr. Private to "remet": t. Private to "rimer": i.

"remet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "rimer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remetermet · reemt · remett · remmet · remte · rmeet · rremet
  • rimerirmer · riemr · rimerr · rimmer · rimre · rmier · rrimer

Frequency comparison

remet#4,370
rimer#44,694

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remet" and "rimer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.mɛ\ versus \ʁi.me\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remet" or "rimer"?
"remet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,370 in our French list, against #44,694 for "rimer". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering remet vs rimer

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 “remet” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list