Which to use
“remous” is a noun and “résolus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,652
- “remous” frequency rank
- #18,587
- “résolus” frequency rank
- 38239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remous | résolus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retour de l’eau sur elle-même dans le sillage d’un navire en marche. | Masculin pluriel de résolu. |
Where the eye mixes remous and résolus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. remous runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against résolus's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: remous vs résolus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remous is \ʁə.mu\ while résolus is \ʁe.zɔ.ly\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remous is recorded at frequency rank #19,652, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mu\. résolus is at rank #18,587, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zɔ.ly\.
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 38239, this pair ranks #256,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remous vs résolus
Shared letters: orsu. Private to "remous": em. Private to "résolus": lé.
"remous" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "résolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remous ← ermous · remmous · remosu · remouss · remuos · reomus · rmeous · rremous
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remous" for "résolus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remous" vs "résolus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "remous" and "résolus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résolus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remous" and "résolus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs remous". 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 #256,694 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.