Which to use
“remplacées” and “remplacent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,131
- “remplacées” frequency rank
- #16,985
- “remplacent” frequency rank
- 36116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remplacées | remplacent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de remplacer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remplacer. |
Where the eye mixes remplacées and remplacent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remplacées (CVCCCVCVVC) and remplacent (CVCCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses remplacées with remplacent
A purely visual mix-up. remplacées (\ʁɑ̃.pla.se\) and remplacent (\ʁɑ̃.plas\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remplacées is recorded at frequency rank #19,131, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pla.se\. remplacent is at rank #16,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.plas\.
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 36116, this pair ranks #271,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remplacées vs remplacent
Shared letters: acelmpr. Private to "remplacées": sé. Private to "remplacent": nt.
"remplacées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC · "remplacent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remplacent ← ermplacent · remlpacent · remmplacent · rempalcent · remplaccent · remplacennt · remplacentt · remplacetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remplacées" and "remplacent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "remplacées" vs "remplacent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "remplacées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remplacent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remplacées" and "remplacent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remplaçait vs remplacent". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #271,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.