remplaceravsreplacerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#19,389
“remplacera” frequency rank
#22,070
“replacer” frequency rank
41459
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remplacera replacer
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de remplacer. Remettre à sa place.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
remplacera
8 ch
replacer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remplacera (\ʁɑ̃.pla.sə.ʁa\) and replacer (\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 41459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remplacera is recorded at frequency rank #19,389, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pla.sə.ʁa\. replacer is at rank #22,070, 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 41459, this pair ranks #232,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remplacera vs replacer

Shared letters: acelpr. Private to "remplacera": m. Private to "replacer": -.

"remplacera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV  ·  "replacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remplaceraermplacera · remlpacera · remmplacera · rempalcera · remplaccera · remplacear · remplacerra · remplacrea
  • replacererplacer · relpacer · repalcer · replaccer · replacerr · replacre · replaecr · replcaer

Frequency comparison

remplacera#19,389
replacer#22,070

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remplacera" and "replacer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃.pla.sə.ʁa\ versus \ʁə.pla.se\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remplacera" or "replacer"?
"remplacera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,389 in our French list, against #22,070 for "replacer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remplacera vs replacer

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 “remplacera” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list