remplacésvsreplacerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,570
“remplacés” frequency rank
#22,070
“replacer” frequency rank
32640
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remplacés replacer
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de remplacer. Remettre à sa place.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remplacés and replacer apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
remplacés
8 ch
replacer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remplacés (\ʁɑ̃.pla.se\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32640, 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\. 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 32640, this pair ranks #295,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remplacés vs replacer

Shared letters: acelpr. Private to "remplacés": msé. Private to "replacer": -.

"remplacés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "replacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • replacererplacer · relpacer · repalcer · replaccer · replacerr · replacre · replaecr · replcaer

Frequency comparison

remplacés#10,570
replacer#22,070

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remplacés" and "replacer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃.pla.se\ versus \ʁə.pla.se\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remplacés" or "replacer"?
"remplacés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,570 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 remplacés 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 “remplacés” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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