# mentant vs montant

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### mentant
*verb · IPA \mɑ̃.tɑ̃\ · frequency rank #49,795*
Participe présent de mentir.

### montant
*adjective · IPA \mɔ̃.tɑ̃\ · frequency rank #1,744*
Qui monte.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/mentant-vs-montant