remonter

\ʁə.mɔ̃.te\

/\ʁə.mɔ̃.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“remonter” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,286 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#3,286
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Monter une seconde fois, monter de nouveau.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

remonter vs remote
75% similar
remonter vs renoncer
75% similar
remonter vs reporter
75% similar

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

Key facts for remonter
PropertyValue
Headwordremonter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.mɔ̃.te\
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,286
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “remonter” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). remonter lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for remonter is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,286 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 34 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for remonter, with forms such as "ermonter", "remmonter", and "remnoter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "remote", "renoncer", "reporter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is remonter, spelled R-E-M-O-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monter une seconde fois, monter de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Retourner où l’on était avant de descendre.
  3. 3
    Retourner vers le lieu ou le point d’où elles étaient descendues, en parlant des choses.
  4. 4
    Aller vers le haut après être descendu.
  5. 5
    Se diriger dans une direction septentrionale.
  6. 6
    Reprendre la valeur qu’elles avaient perdues.
  7. 7
    Aller vers le cœur, en parlant d’une humeur qui semblait s’être portée sur les extrémités.
  8. 8
    Aller dans la direction contraire au courant, au flux.
  9. 9
    Aller vers la source d’un cours d’eau, soit en naviguant, soit en suivant à terre l’une de ses rives.
  10. 10
    Reprendre les choses de plus loin, dans un discours ou dans une narration.
  11. 11
    Considérer une chose dans son origine.
  12. 12
    Déterminer depuis l’origine.
  13. 13
    Se diriger en suivant une piste.
  14. 14
    Monter de nouveau.
  15. 15
    Parcourir de bas en haut une chose que l’on avait descendue.
  16. 16
    Suivre un parcours en sens contraire d’un courant, du cours d’un fleuve.
  17. 17
    Naviguer contre le courant.
  18. 18
    Côtoyer un cours d’eau en se dirigeant vers sa source.
  19. 19
    Porter de nouveau en haut ; remettre une chose en un point d’où on l’avait descendue, d’où elle était descendue.
  20. 20
    Tendre de nouveau le ressort d’un mécanisme d’horlogerie.
  21. 21
    Relever ce qui était abattu dans l’âme d’une personne.
  22. 22
    Réconforter.
  23. 23
    Donner un degré d’alcool plus élevé en y ajoutant de l’alcool.
  24. 24
    Remettre en état ce qui était démonté.
  25. 25
    Donner une nouvelle monture.
  26. 26
    Garnir de pièces neuves.
  27. 27
    Doter de nouvelles montures ; acheter de nouveaux chevaux.
  28. 28
    Remettre en état, pour faire valoir.
  29. 29
    Signaler, transférer, escalader à une autorité compétente ou sur un système de pilotage.
  30. 30
    Remettre à la scène.
  31. 31
    Regarnir.
  32. 32
    Se fournir de nouveau de toutes les choses nécessaires pour une exploitation, pour son ménage, pour son propre entretien, et qui étaient venues à manquer.
  33. 33
    Élever ; soulever ; hisser.
  34. 34
    Réarmer, remettre en fonction un dispositif de protection qui a été déclenché.

This word in other languages

go back(English)aufziehen(Deutsch)armar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ermonter,remmonter,remnoter,remonetr,remonnter,remonterr,remontre,remontter,remotner,reomnter,rmeonter,rremonter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remonter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ermonter2remmonter1remnoter2remonetr2remonnter1remonterr1remontre2remontter1
Edit distance from "remonter"

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 "remonter"?
"remonter" is spelled R-E-M-O-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\.
What does "remonter" mean?
As a verb, "remonter" means: Monter une seconde fois, monter de nouveau.
What words are commonly confused with "remonter"?
"remonter" is commonly confused with "remote", "renoncer", "reporter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "remonter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "remonter" is \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "remonter" come from?
"remonter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “remonter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-M-O-N-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “remote” - see the side-by-side comparison. remonter vs remote
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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