Which to use
“remo” and “remous” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,972
- “remo” frequency rank
- #19,652
- “remous” frequency rank
- 59624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remo | remous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Langue munda parlée dans l’État d’Orissa, en Inde. Son code ISO 639-3 est bfw. | Retour de l’eau sur elle-même dans le sillage d’un navire en marche. |
Letter map: remo vs remous
Shared letters muted; letters that set remo and remous apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. remo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against remous's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: remo and remous
remo and remous are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “remo” sits inside “remous”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remo is recorded at frequency rank #39,972, classified as anoun. remous is at rank #19,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mu\.
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 59624, this pair ranks #102,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remo vs remous
Shared letters: emor. Private to "remo": -. Private to "remous": su.
"remo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "remous" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remo" and "remous" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "remo" or "remous" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "remo" vs "remous" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "remo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remo" and "remous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs remo". 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 #102,120 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.