Which to use
“remplacés” and “replacé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,570
- “remplacés” frequency rank
- #44,141
- “replacé” frequency rank
- 54711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remplacés | replacé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de remplacer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de replacer. |
Where the eye mixes remplacés and replacé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. remplacés runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against replacé's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses remplacés with replacé
A purely visual mix-up. remplacés (\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 54711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remplacés is recorded at frequency rank #10,570, 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 54711, this pair ranks #132,182 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remplacés vs replacé
Shared letters: acelpré. Private to "remplacés": ms. Private to "replacé": -.
"remplacés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "replacé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remplacés" and "replacé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "remplacés" or "replacé" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "remplacés" and "replacé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remplacés" 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 #132,182 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remplacés" and "replacé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "replacé vs retracé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #132,182 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.