Which to use
“mentionnées” and “mentionnons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,511
- “mentionnées” frequency rank
- #36,046
- “mentionnons” frequency rank
- 50557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mentionnées | mentionnons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de mentionner. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mentionner. |
Where the eye mixes mentionnées and mentionnons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mentionnées (CVCCVVCCVVC) and mentionnons (CVCCVVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mentionnées and mentionnons
A purely visual mix-up. mentionnées (\mɑ̃.sjɔ.ne\) and mentionnons (\mɑ̃.sjɔ.nɔ̃\) 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 50557, 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\. mentionnons is at rank #36,046, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.sjɔ.nɔ̃\.
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 50557, this pair ranks #161,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mentionnées vs mentionnons
Shared letters: eimnost. Private to "mentionnées": é. Private to "mentionnons": -.
"mentionnées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVVC · "mentionnons" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mentionnons ← emntionnons · menitonnons · menntionnons · mentinonons · mentionnnos · mentionnonns · mentionnonss · mentionnosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mentionnées" and "mentionnons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mentionnées" or "mentionnons" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mentionnées" and "mentionnons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mentionnées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mentionnons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mentionnées" and "mentionnons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mentionnées 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 #161,707 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.