Which to use
“remplacent” and “remplacera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,985
- “remplacent” frequency rank
- #19,389
- “remplacera” frequency rank
- 36374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remplacent | remplacera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remplacer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de remplacer. |
Where the eye mixes remplacent and remplacera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remplacent (CVCCCVCVCC) and remplacera (CVCCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses remplacent with remplacera
A purely visual mix-up. remplacent (\ʁɑ̃.plas\) and remplacera (\ʁɑ̃.pla.sə.ʁa\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remplacent is recorded at frequency rank #16,985, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.plas\. remplacera is at rank #19,389, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pla.sə.ʁa\.
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 36374, this pair ranks #270,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remplacent vs remplacera
Shared letters: acelmpr. Private to "remplacent": nt. Private to "remplacera": -.
"remplacent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC · "remplacera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- remplacent ← ermplacent · remlpacent · remmplacent · rempalcent · remplaccent · remplacennt · remplacentt · remplacetn
- remplacera ← ermplacera · remlpacera · remmplacera · rempalcera · remplaccera · remplacear · remplacerra · remplacrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remplacent" and "remplacera" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remplacent" or "remplacera"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "remplacent" and "remplacera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remplacent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remplacera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remplacent" and "remplacera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remplacera vs remplacerait". 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 #270,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.