Which to use
“remette” and “remettent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,804
- “remette” frequency rank
- #13,898
- “remettent” frequency rank
- 31702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remette | remettent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de remettre. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de remettre. |
Same sound, different letters: remette vs remettent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: remette vs remettent
This is the hard kind. remette and remettent are pronounced identically (\ʁə.mɛt\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “remette” sits inside “remettent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remette is recorded at frequency rank #17,804, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɛt\. remettent is at rank #13,898, 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 31702, this pair ranks #302,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remette vs remettent
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "remette": -. Private to "remettent": n.
"remette" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "remettent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remette" and "remettent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remette" vs "remettent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "remette" / "remettent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "remette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remettent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remette" and "remettent" 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 #302,115 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.