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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remplis" and "remplisse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "remplis" or "remplisse" show up more?
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.