Which to use
“remords” is a noun and “réponds” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,676
- “remords” frequency rank
- #3,797
- “réponds” frequency rank
- 17473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remords | réponds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reproche, tourment, regret sincère provoqué par la conscience d’avoir mal agi. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes remords and réponds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. remords and réponds follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: remords vs réponds
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remords is \ʁə.mɔʁ\ while réponds is \ʁe.pɔ̃\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17473, 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\. réponds is at rank #3,797, 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 17473, this pair ranks #382,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remords vs réponds
Shared letters: dors. Private to "remords": em. Private to "réponds": npé.
"remords" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "réponds" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remords ← ermords · remmords · remodrs · remordds · remordss · remorrds · remorsd · remrods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remords" and "réponds" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "remords" or "réponds" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "remords" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réponds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remords" and "réponds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remord vs remords". 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 #382,991 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.