remplacé vs remplacées, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#3,796
“remplacé” frequency rank: #19,131
“remplacées” frequency rank: 22927
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	remplacé	remplacées
Definition	Participe passé masculin singulier de remplacer.	Participe passé féminin pluriel de remplacer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch

remplacé

10 ch

remplacées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. remplacé and remplacées 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 2 extra letter(s) - “remplacé” sits inside “remplacées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22927, 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\. remplacées is at rank #19,131, 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 22927, this pair ranks #355,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of remplacé vs remplacées

Shared letters: acelmpré. Private to "remplacé": -. Private to "remplacées": s.

"remplacé" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "remplacées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

remplacé#3,796

remplacées#19,131

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remplacé" and "remplacées" 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 "remplacées"?

"remplacé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,796 in our French list, against #19,131 for "remplacées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remplacé vs remplacées

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.
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