Which to use
“remplacé” and “replacé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,796
- “remplacé” frequency rank
- #44,141
- “replacé” frequency rank
- 47937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remplacé | replacé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de remplacer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de replacer. |
Where the eye mixes remplacé and replacé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. remplacé runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against replacé's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: remplacé vs replacé
A purely visual mix-up. remplacé (\ʁɑ̃.pla.se\) and replacé (\ʁə.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 47937, 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\. replacé is at rank #44,141, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 47937, this pair ranks #182,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remplacé vs replacé
Shared letters: acelpré. Private to "remplacé": m. Private to "replacé": -.
"remplacé" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "replacé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remplacé" for "replacé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remplacé" vs "replacé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "remplacé" and "replacé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remplacé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replacé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remplacé" and "replacé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "replacé vs retracé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #182,969 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.