Which to use
“Rémois” is a name and “repris” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,026
- “Rémois” frequency rank
- #2,492
- “repris” frequency rank
- 44518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Rémois | repris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département des Vosges intégrée dans la commune de Longchamp-sous-Châtenois. | Qui a été pris à nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes Rémois and repris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Rémois (CVCVVC) and repris (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Rémois and repris
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rémois is \ʁe.mwa\ while repris is \ʁə.pʁi\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44518, 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\. repris is at rank #2,492, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.pʁi\.
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 44518, this pair ranks #209,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Rémois vs repris
Shared letters: irs. Private to "Rémois": moé. Private to "repris": ep.
"Rémois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "repris" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repris ← erpris · repirs · reppris · repriss · reprris · reprsi · rerpis · rperis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Rémois" for "repris" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Rémois" or "repris" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Rémois" and "repris" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Rémois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Rémois" and "repris" 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 #209,888 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.