Which to use
“remplissait” and “remplissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,129
- “remplissait” frequency rank
- #16,724
- “remplissent” frequency rank
- 52853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remplissait | remplissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de remplir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de remplir. |
Where the eye mixes remplissait and remplissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. remplissait (CVCCCVCCVVC) and remplissent (CVCCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between remplissait and remplissent
A purely visual mix-up. remplissait (\ʁɑ̃.pli.sɛ\) and remplissent (\ʁɑ̃.plis\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remplissait is recorded at frequency rank #36,129, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pli.sɛ\. remplissent is at rank #16,724, 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 52853, this pair ranks #144,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remplissait vs remplissent
Shared letters: eilmprst. Private to "remplissait": a. Private to "remplissent": n.
"remplissait" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVVC · "remplissent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remplissait ← ermplissait · remlpissait · remmplissait · rempilssait · remplisait · remplisasit · remplissaitt · remplissati
- remplissent ← ermplissent · remlpissent · remmplissent · rempilssent · remplisent · remplisesnt · remplissennt · remplissentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remplissait" for "remplissent" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "remplissait" and "remplissent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remplissait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remplissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,803 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remplissait" and "remplissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remplissait vs remplissant". 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 #144,803 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.