Which to use
“remplacer” and “replacé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,245
- “remplacer” frequency rank
- #44,141
- “replacé” frequency rank
- 46386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remplacer | replacé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Succéder à quelqu’un dans une place, dans un emploi. | Participe passé masculin singulier de replacer. |
Where the eye mixes remplacer and replacé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between remplacer and replacé
A purely visual mix-up. remplacer (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remplacer is recorded at frequency rank #2,245, 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 46386, this pair ranks #195,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remplacer vs replacé
Shared letters: acelpr. Private to "remplacer": m. Private to "replacé": é.
"remplacer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "replacé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- remplacer ← ermplacer · remlpacer · remmplacer · rempalcer · remplaccer · remplacerr · remplacre · remplaecr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remplacer" and "replacé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "remplacer" or "replacé"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "remplacer" 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 #195,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remplacer" and "replacé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "replacé vs retracé". 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 #195,375 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.