Which to use
“remplissant” and “remplissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,676
- “remplissant” frequency rank
- #16,724
- “remplissent” frequency rank
- 39400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remplissant | remplissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de remplir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de remplir. |
Where the eye mixes remplissant and remplissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. remplissant and remplissent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses remplissant with remplissent
A purely visual mix-up. remplissant (\ʁɑ̃.pli.sɑ̃\) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “remplissant” becomes e in “remplissent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remplissant is recorded at frequency rank #22,676, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pli.sɑ̃\. 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 39400, this pair ranks #248,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remplissant vs remplissent
Shared letters: eilmnprst. Private to "remplissant": a. Private to "remplissent": -.
"remplissant" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC · "remplissent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remplissant ← ermplissant · remlpissant · remmplissant · rempilssant · remplisant · remplisasnt · remplissannt · remplissantt
- remplissent ← ermplissent · remlpissent · remmplissent · rempilssent · remplisent · remplisesnt · remplissennt · remplissentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remplissant" and "remplissent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "remplissant" or "remplissent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "remplissant" 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 #248,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remplissant" 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 #248,253 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.