Which to use
“remué” is an adjective and “renié” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,277
- “remué” frequency rank
- #29,515
- “renié” frequency rank
- 74792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remué | renié |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ému, touché. | Participe passé masculin singulier de renier. |
Where the eye mixes remué and renié
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. remué and renié follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between remué and renié
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remué is \ʁə.mɥe\ while renié is \ʁə.nje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remué is recorded at frequency rank #45,277, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\. renié is at rank #29,515, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.nje\.
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 74792, this pair ranks #35,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remué vs renié
Shared letters: eré. Private to "remué": mu. Private to "renié": in.
"remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "renié" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remué" for "renié" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "remué" or "renié" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "remué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renié" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remué" and "renié" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs remué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #35,998 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.