remplacéevsremplacésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,288
“remplacée” frequency rank
#10,570
“remplacés” frequency rank
21858
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remplacée remplacés
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de remplacer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de remplacer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
remplacée
9 ch
remplacés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. remplacée and remplacés 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 a single letter - e in “remplacée” becomes s in “remplacés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remplacée is recorded at frequency rank #11,288, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pla.se\. 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 21858, this pair ranks #361,068 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of remplacée vs remplacés

Shared letters: acelmpré. Private to "remplacée": -. Private to "remplacés": s.

"remplacée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV  ·  "remplacés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Frequency comparison

remplacée#11,288
remplacés#10,570

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remplacée" and "remplacés" 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, "remplacée" or "remplacés"?
"remplacés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,570 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 remplacée 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 “remplacée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list