Which to use
“remord” and “répond” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,408
- “remord” frequency rank
- #1,755
- “répond” frequency rank
- 48163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remord | répond |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de remordre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes remord and répond
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. remord and répond follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: remord vs répond
A purely visual mix-up. remord (\ʁə.mɔʁ\) and répond (\ʁe.pɔ̃\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48163, 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\. répond is at rank #1,755, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃\.
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 48163, this pair ranks #181,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remord vs répond
Shared letters: dor. Private to "remord": em. Private to "répond": npé.
"remord" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "répond" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remord ← ermord · remmord · remodr · remordd · remorrd · remrod · reomrd · rmeord
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remord" and "répond" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remord" or "répond"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "remord" and "répond" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remord" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répond" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remord" and "répond" 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 #181,134 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.