Which to use
“remet” and “rompt” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,370
- “remet” frequency rank
- #19,972
- “rompt” frequency rank
- 24342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remet | rompt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de remettre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rompre. |
Where the eye mixes remet and rompt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses remet with rompt
A purely visual mix-up. remet (\ʁə.mɛ\) and rompt (\ʁɔ̃\) 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 24342, 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\. rompt is at rank #19,972, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɔ̃\.
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 24342, this pair ranks #347,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remet vs rompt
Shared letters: mrt. Private to "remet": e. Private to "rompt": op.
"remet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rompt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remet" for "rompt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remet" vs "rompt" - which ranks higher?
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 "remet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rompt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remet" and "rompt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rompt vs rouet". 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 #347,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.