Which to use
“remplisse” and “remplissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,008
- “remplisse” frequency rank
- #16,724
- “remplissent” frequency rank
- 58732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remplisse | remplissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de remplir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de remplir. |
Same sound, different letters: remplisse vs remplissent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. remplisse runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against remplissent's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - remplisse / remplissent
This is the hard kind. remplisse and remplissent are pronounced identically (\ʁɑ̃.plis\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “remplisse” sits inside “remplissent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remplisse is recorded at frequency rank #42,008, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.plis\. 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 58732, this pair ranks #107,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remplisse vs remplissent
Shared letters: eilmprs. Private to "remplisse": -. Private to "remplissent": nt.
"remplisse" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "remplissent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remplisse ← ermplisse · remlpisse · remmplisse · rempilsse · remplises · rempllisse · remplsise · rempplisse
- remplissent ← ermplissent · remlpissent · remmplissent · rempilssent · remplisent · remplisesnt · remplissennt · remplissentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remplisse" and "remplissent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "remplisse" or "remplissent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "remplisse" 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 #107,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remplisse" and "remplissent" 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 #107,268 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.