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 eye mixes remplacera and replacer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remplacera runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against replacer's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses remplacera with replacer
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
- remplacera ← ermplacera · remlpacera · remmplacera · rempalcera · remplaccera · remplacear · remplacerra · remplacrea
- replacer ← erplacer · relpacer · repalcer · replaccer · replacerr · replacre · replaecr · replcaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remplacera" and "replacer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remplacera" or "replacer"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "remplacera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "replacer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remplacera" and "replacer" 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 #232,932 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.