Which to use
“remué” and “roué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,277
- “remué” frequency rank
- #46,421
- “roué” frequency rank
- 91698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remué | roué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ému, touché. | Qualifie le bois du cerf, lorsqu’il est serré et peu ouvert. |
Where the eye mixes remué and roué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. remué runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against roué's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: remué vs roué
A purely visual mix-up. remué (\ʁə.mɥe\) and roué (\ʁwe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91698, 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\. roué is at rank #46,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁwe\.
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 91698, this pair ranks #3,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remué vs roué
Shared letters: rué. Private to "remué": em. Private to "roué": o.
"remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "roué" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remué" and "roué" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remué" or "roué"?
Useful next steps
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 "roué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,607 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remué" and "roué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roué vs roya". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,607 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.