Which to use
“remorque” is a noun and “révoqué” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,227
- “remorque” frequency rank
- #29,532
- “révoqué” frequency rank
- 45759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remorque | révoqué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remorquer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de révoquer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remorque and révoqué apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remorque is \ʁə.mɔʁk\ while révoqué is \ʁe.vɔ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45759, 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\. révoqué is at rank #29,532, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ke\.
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 45759, this pair ranks #200,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remorque vs révoqué
Shared letters: oqru. Private to "remorque": em. Private to "révoqué": vé.
"remorque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "révoqué" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- remorque ← ermorque · remmorque · remoqrue · remorqeu · remorqque · remorrque · remoruqe · remroque
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remorque" and "révoqué" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remorque" or "révoqué"?
Remembering remorque vs révoqué
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “remorque”; for a verb, it's “révoqué”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remorque” entry
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