Which to use
“remi” and “rend” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,325
- “remi” frequency rank
- #856
- “rend” frequency rank
- 29181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remi | rend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ramer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rendre. |
Where the eye mixes remi and rend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses remi with rend
A purely visual mix-up. remi (\ˈre.mi\) and rend (\ʁɑ̃\) 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 29181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remi is recorded at frequency rank #28,325, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈre.mi\. rend is at rank #856, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃\.
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 29181, this pair ranks #318,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remi vs rend
Shared letters: er. Private to "remi": im. Private to "rend": dn.
"remi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rend" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remi" for "rend" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remi" vs "rend" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "remi" and "rend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remi" and "rend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs remi". 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 #318,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.