remplaçavsremplacésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“remplaça” and “remplacés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,685
“remplaça” frequency rank
#10,570
“remplacés” frequency rank
46255
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remplaça remplacés
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de remplacer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de remplacer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remplaça and remplacés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
remplaça
9 ch
remplacés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remplaça (\ʁɑ̃.pla.sa\) and remplacés (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46255, 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\. remplacés is at rank #10,570, 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 46255, this pair ranks #196,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remplaça vs remplacés

Shared letters: aelmpr. Private to "remplaça": ç. Private to "remplacés": csé.

"remplaça" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "remplacés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Frequency comparison

remplaça#35,685
remplacés#10,570

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remplaça" and "remplacés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃.pla.sa\ versus \ʁɑ̃.pla.se\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remplaça" or "remplacés"?
"remplacés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,570 in our French list, against #35,685 for "remplaça". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remplaça vs remplacés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remplaça” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list