Which to use
“remets” and “remette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,904
- “remets” frequency rank
- #17,804
- “remette” frequency rank
- 27708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remets | remette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de remettre. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de remettre. |
Where the eye mixes remets and remette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remets runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against remette's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between remets and remette
A purely visual mix-up. remets (\ʁə.mɛ\) and remette (\ʁə.mɛt\) 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 27708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remets is recorded at frequency rank #9,904, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ\. remette is at rank #17,804, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛt\.
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 27708, this pair ranks #327,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remets vs remette
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "remets": s. Private to "remette": -.
"remets" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "remette" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remets" and "remette" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remets" or "remette"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "remets" and "remette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remets" and "remette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remette vs revêtue". 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 #327,288 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.