Which to use
“mentent” and “mettent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,734
- “mentent” frequency rank
- #2,088
- “mettent” frequency rank
- 16822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mentent | mettent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de mentir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mentent and mettent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mentent vs mettent
A purely visual mix-up. mentent (\mɑ̃t\) and mettent (\mɛt\) 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 a single letter - n in “mentent” becomes t in “mettent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mentent is recorded at frequency rank #14,734, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃t\. mettent is at rank #2,088, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɛt\.
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 16822, this pair ranks #386,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mentent vs mettent
Shared letters: emnt. Private to "mentent": -. Private to "mettent": -.
"mentent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "mettent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mentent" and "mettent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mentent" or "mettent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mentent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mettent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mentent" and "mettent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mentant vs mentent". 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 #386,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.