Which to use
“mènera” and “montra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,688
- “mènera” frequency rank
- #23,615
- “montra” frequency rank
- 39303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mènera | montra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de mener. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes mènera and montra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mènera (CVCVCV) and montra (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses mènera with montra
A purely visual mix-up. mènera (\mɛ.nə.ʁa\) and montra (\mɔ̃.tʁa\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mènera is recorded at frequency rank #15,688, classified as averb, pronounced \mɛ.nə.ʁa\. montra is at rank #23,615, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁa\.
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 39303, this pair ranks #249,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mènera vs montra
Shared letters: amnr. Private to "mènera": eè. Private to "montra": ot.
"mènera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "montra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- montra ← mmontra · mnotra · monntra · monrta · montar · montrra · monttra · motnra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mènera" for "montra" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "mènera" or "montra" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mènera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mènera" and "montra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montra vs Monza". 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 #249,025 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.