remplacévsremplacéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,796
“remplacé” frequency rank
#11,288
“remplacée” frequency rank
15084
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remplacé remplacée
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de remplacer. Participe passé féminin singulier de remplacer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remplacé and remplacée apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
remplacé
9 ch
remplacée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. remplacé and remplacée are pronounced identically (\ʁɑ̃.pla.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “remplacé” sits inside “remplacée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remplacé is recorded at frequency rank #3,796, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pla.se\. remplacée is at rank #11,288, 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 15084, this pair ranks #393,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of remplacé vs remplacée

Shared letters: acelmpré. Private to "remplacé": -. Private to "remplacée": -.

"remplacé" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "remplacée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV

Frequency comparison

remplacé#3,796
remplacée#11,288

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remplacé" and "remplacée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁɑ̃.pla.se\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "remplacé" or "remplacée"?
"remplacé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,796 in our French list, against #11,288 for "remplacée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remplacé vs remplacée

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 “remplacé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list