Which to use
“remords” and “renards” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,676
- “remords” frequency rank
- #26,849
- “renards” frequency rank
- 40525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remords | renards |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reproche, tourment, regret sincère provoqué par la conscience d’avoir mal agi. | Pluriel de renard. |
Where the eye mixes remords and renards
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remords and renards follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between remords and renards
A purely visual mix-up. remords (\ʁə.mɔʁ\) and renards (\ʁə.naʁ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remords is recorded at frequency rank #13,676, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mɔʁ\. renards is at rank #26,849, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.naʁ\.
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 40525, this pair ranks #239,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remords vs renards
Shared letters: ders. Private to "remords": mo. Private to "renards": an.
"remords" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "renards" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remords" and "renards" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "remords" or "renards" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "remords" and "renards" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remords" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renards" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remords" and "renards" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rénales vs renards". 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 #239,826 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.