montrer

\mɔ̃.tʁe\

/\mɔ̃.tʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“montrer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#984
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire voir ; exposer aux regards.

Corpus desk

Index FR-montrer · montrer · French

montrer · rank #984 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #984
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Michel

Nearest frequency peer: Michel (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « montrer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « montrer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

montrer vs mother
71% similar
montrer vs montrez
86% similar
montrer vs mortier
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for montrer
PropertyValue
Headwordmontrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\mɔ̃.tʁe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#984
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « montrer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).montrerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Michel » (#983), « physique » (#985), « habitants » (#982). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « montrer » est au #984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around montrer (IPA \mɔ̃.tʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #984 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for montrer, with forms such as "mmontrer", "mnotrer", and "monntrer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mother", "montrez", "mortier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is montrer, spelled M-O-N-T-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire voir ; exposer aux regards.
  2. 2
    Faire voir par un geste, indiquer.
  3. 3
    Faire paraître ; manifester.
  4. 4
    Donner des marques, des preuves de quelque qualité bonne ou mauvaise.
  5. 5
    Faire connaître ; prouver ; démontrer.
  6. 6
    Enseigner.
  7. 7
    Faire contenance, paraître, dans les occasions qui exigent de la résolution et de la fermeté.
  8. 8
    Manifester par son attitude qu’on est décidé à agir, à réclamer son droit, à ne pas laisser faire une chose qu’on désapprouve, à en favoriser une qu’on approuve.
  9. 9
    Faire voir par des actes ce que l’on est.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how montrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il allongeait sa jambe, sèche comme un échalas, qui flottait dans une molletière trop large et sans couleur, pour montrer fièrement sa chaussure.
  2. L’air maussade, il portait un jean et un tee-shirt orné d’un vélociraptor qui montrait les crocs, à cheval sur un chat géant arborant lui-même un tee-shirt sur lequel était écrit « XPTDR ».

Synonyms

exposermettre en évidencedésignerindiquerpointerpointer du doigtdémontrerprouvermanifester

This word in other languages

show(English)mostrar(Español)angeben(Deutsch)apontar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmontrer
  • mnotrer
  • monntrer
  • monrter
  • monterr
  • montrerr
  • montrrer
  • monttrer
  • motnrer
  • omntrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of montrer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmontrer1mnotrer2monntrer1monrter2monterr2montrerr1montrrer1monttrer1
Edit distance from "montrer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "montrer"?
"montrer" is spelled M-O-N-T-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃.tʁe\.
What does "montrer" mean?
As a verb, "montrer" means: Faire voir ; exposer aux regards.
What words are commonly confused with "montrer"?
"montrer" is commonly confused with "mother", "montrez", "mortier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "montrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "montrer" is \mɔ̃.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "montrer" come from?
"montrer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "montrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lumière#967essayer#963endroit#962projets#1,009

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

commerce10 variantsédition10 variantsanalyse10 variantscarrière10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list