remuévsrêvéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“remué” and “rêvée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,277
“remué” frequency rank
#25,490
“rêvée” frequency rank
70767
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remué rêvée
Definition Ému, touché. Féminin singulier de rêvé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remué and rêvée apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
remué
5 ch
rêvée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remué (\ʁə.mɥe\) and rêvée (\ʁɛ.ve\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70767, 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\. rêvée is at rank #25,490, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.ve\.

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 70767, this pair ranks #50,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remué vs rêvée

Shared letters: eré. Private to "remué": mu. Private to "rêvée": .

"remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "rêvée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Frequency comparison

remué#45,277
rêvée#25,490

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remué" and "rêvée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.mɥe\ versus \ʁɛ.ve\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remué" or "rêvée"?
"rêvée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,490 in our French list, against #45,277 for "remué". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remué vs rêvée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remué” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list