Which to use
“mentionné” and “mentionnent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,940
- “mentionné” frequency rank
- #20,787
- “mentionnent” frequency rank
- 24727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mentionné | mentionnent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de mentionner. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mentionner. |
Where the eye mixes mentionné and mentionnent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mentionné runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against mentionnent's 11 (CVCCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mentionné vs mentionnent
A purely visual mix-up. mentionné (\mɑ̃.sjɔ.ne\) and mentionnent (\mɑ̃.sjɔn\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mentionné is recorded at frequency rank #3,940, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.sjɔ.ne\. mentionnent is at rank #20,787, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.sjɔn\.
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 24727, this pair ranks #344,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mentionné vs mentionnent
Shared letters: eimnot. Private to "mentionné": é. Private to "mentionnent": -.
"mentionné" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "mentionnent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mentionnent ← emntionnent · menitonnent · menntionnent · mentinonent · mentionennt · mentionent · mentionnennt · mentionnentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mentionné" and "mentionnent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mentionné" or "mentionnent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mentionné" and "mentionnent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mentionné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mentionnent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mentionné" and "mentionnent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mentionnent vs mentionnez". 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 #344,954 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.