Which to use
“remuer” and “résumer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,251
- “remuer” frequency rank
- #8,777
- “résumer” frequency rank
- 26028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remuer | résumer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mouvoir, déplacer. | Resserrer et rendre en peu de paroles ce qu’il y a de plus important dans une discussion, dans un discours, dans un argument. |
Where the eye mixes remuer and résumer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between remuer and résumer
A purely visual mix-up. remuer (\ʁə.mɥe\) and résumer (\ʁe.zy.me\) 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 26028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remuer is recorded at frequency rank #17,251, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\. résumer is at rank #8,777, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zy.me\.
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 26028, this pair ranks #337,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remuer vs résumer
Shared letters: emru. Private to "remuer": -. Private to "résumer": sé.
"remuer" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "résumer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remuer ← ermuer · remeur · remmuer · remuerr · remure · reumer · rmeuer · rremuer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remuer" for "résumer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remuer" vs "résumer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "remuer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résumer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remuer" and "résumer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remué vs remuer". 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 #337,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.