remplisvsremplisseTell them apart

Quick tell: remplis is a adjective, remplisse is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“remplis” is an adjective and “remplisse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,743
“remplis” frequency rank
#42,008
“remplisse” frequency rank
48751
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remplis remplisse
Definition Masculin pluriel de rempli. Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de remplir.

Where the eye mixes remplis and remplisse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. remplis runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against remplisse's 9 (CVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
remplis
9 ch
remplisse

Look-alike desk: remplis vs remplisse

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remplis is \ʁɑ̃.pli\ while remplisse is \ʁɑ̃.plis\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “remplis” sits inside “remplisse”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remplis is recorded at frequency rank #6,743, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pli\. remplisse is at rank #42,008, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.plis\.

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 48751, this pair ranks #176,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remplis vs remplisse

Shared letters: eilmprs. Private to "remplis": -. Private to "remplisse": -.

"remplis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "remplisse" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remplis ← ermplis · remlpis · remmplis · rempils · rempliss · rempllis · remplsi · rempplis
  • remplisse ← ermplisse · remlpisse · remmplisse · rempilsse · remplises · rempllisse · remplsise · rempplisse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remplis" and "remplisse" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remplis" is an adjective and "remplisse" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "remplis" or "remplisse" show up more?
"remplis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,743 in our French list, against #42,008 for "remplisse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "remplis" and "remplisse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remplis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remplisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #176,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remplis" and "remplisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réglisse vs remplisse". 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 #176,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list