Which to use
“remorque” is a noun and “remorqueur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,227
- “remorque” frequency rank
- #42,577
- “remorqueur” frequency rank
- 58804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remorque | remorqueur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remorquer. | Qui remorque. |
Where the eye mixes remorque and remorqueur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remorque runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against remorqueur's 10 (CVCVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: remorque vs remorqueur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remorque is \ʁə.mɔʁk\ while remorqueur is \ʁə.mɔʁ.kœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “remorque” sits inside “remorqueur”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remorque is recorded at frequency rank #16,227, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mɔʁk\. remorqueur is at rank #42,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.mɔʁ.kœʁ\.
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 58804, this pair ranks #106,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remorque vs remorqueur
Shared letters: emoqru. Private to "remorque": -. Private to "remorqueur": -.
"remorque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "remorqueur" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remorque ← ermorque · remmorque · remoqrue · remorqeu · remorqque · remorrque · remoruqe · remroque
- remorqueur ← ermorqueur · remmorqueur · remoqrueur · remorqeuur · remorqqueur · remorqueru · remorqueurr · remorquuer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remorque" and "remorqueur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "remorque" or "remorqueur"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "remorque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remorqueur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remorque" and "remorqueur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remorquer vs remorqueur". 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 #106,810 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.