Which to use
“Rémois” is a name and “remord” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,026
- “Rémois” frequency rank
- #46,408
- “remord” frequency rank
- 88434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rémois | remord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département des Vosges intégrée dans la commune de Longchamp-sous-Châtenois. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de remordre. |
Where the eye mixes Rémois and remord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rémois (CVCVVC) and remord (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Rémois with remord
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rémois is \ʁe.mwa\ while remord is \ʁə.mɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Rémois is recorded at frequency rank #42,026, classified as aname, pronounced \ʁe.mwa\. remord is at rank #46,408, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔʁ\.
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 88434, this pair ranks #6,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Rémois vs remord
Shared letters: mor. Private to "Rémois": isé. Private to "remord": de.
"Rémois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "remord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remord ← ermord · remmord · remodr · remordd · remorrd · remrod · reomrd · rmeord
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Rémois" and "remord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Rémois" or "remord"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rémois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rémois" and "remord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs Rémois". 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 #6,992 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.