Which to use
“mentionnées” and “mentionnent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,511
- “mentionnées” frequency rank
- #20,787
- “mentionnent” frequency rank
- 35298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mentionnées | mentionnent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de mentionner. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mentionner. |
Where the eye mixes mentionnées and mentionnent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mentionnées (CVCCVVCCVVC) and mentionnent (CVCCVVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mentionnées and mentionnent
A purely visual mix-up. mentionnées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mentionnées is recorded at frequency rank #14,511, 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 35298, this pair ranks #277,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mentionnées vs mentionnent
Shared letters: eimnot. Private to "mentionnées": sé. Private to "mentionnent": -.
"mentionnées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVVC · "mentionnent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mentionnent ← emntionnent · menitonnent · menntionnent · mentinonent · mentionennt · mentionent · mentionnennt · mentionnentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mentionnées" and "mentionnent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mentionnées" vs "mentionnent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mentionnées" 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 #277,767 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mentionnées" 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 #277,767 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.