Which to use
“remplaça” and “remplacé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,685
- “remplaça” frequency rank
- #3,796
- “remplacé” frequency rank
- 39481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remplaça | remplacé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de remplacer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de remplacer. |
Where the eye mixes remplaça and remplacé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. remplaça and remplacé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: remplaça vs remplacé
A purely visual mix-up. remplaça (\ʁɑ̃.pla.sa\) and remplacé (\ʁɑ̃.pla.se\) 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 39481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remplaça is recorded at frequency rank #35,685, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pla.sa\. remplacé is at rank #3,796, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pla.se\.
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 39481, this pair ranks #247,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remplaça vs remplacé
Shared letters: aelmpr. Private to "remplaça": ç. Private to "remplacé": cé.
"remplaça" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "remplacé" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remplaça" and "remplacé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remplaça" or "remplacé"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "remplaça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remplacé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,629 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remplaça" and "remplacé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remplaça vs remplira". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #247,629 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.