Which to use
“remord” is a verb and “remords” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,408
- “remord” frequency rank
- #13,676
- “remords” frequency rank
- 60084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remord | remords |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de remordre. | Reproche, tourment, regret sincère provoqué par la conscience d’avoir mal agi. |
Same sound, different letters: remord vs remords
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. remord runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against remords's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - remord / remords
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: remord and remords carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.mɔʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “remord” sits inside “remords”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remord is recorded at frequency rank #46,408, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔʁ\. remords is at rank #13,676, tagged as anoun, 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 60084, this pair ranks #99,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remord vs remords
Shared letters: demor. Private to "remord": -. Private to "remords": s.
"remord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "remords" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "remord" / "remords". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "remord" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remords" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remord" and "remords" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remord vs remote". 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 #99,541 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.