Which to use
“remettait” and “remettrai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,507
- “remettait” frequency rank
- #35,684
- “remettrai” frequency rank
- 62191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remettait | remettrai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de remettre. | Première personne du singulier du futur de remettre. |
Where the eye mixes remettait and remettrai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remettait (CVCVCCVVC) and remettrai (CVCVCCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: remettait vs remettrai
A purely visual mix-up. remettait (\ʁə.mɛ.tɛ\) and remettrai (\ʁə.mɛ.tʁe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remettait is recorded at frequency rank #26,507, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ.tɛ\. remettrai is at rank #35,684, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛ.tʁe\.
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 62191, this pair ranks #88,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remettait vs remettrai
Shared letters: aeimrt. Private to "remettait": -. Private to "remettrai": -.
"remettait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "remettrai" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remettait" and "remettrai" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remettait" or "remettrai"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "remettait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remettrai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remettait" and "remettrai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejetait vs remettait". 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 #88,376 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.