Which to use
“mentionnent” and “mentionnons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,787
- “mentionnent” frequency rank
- #36,046
- “mentionnons” frequency rank
- 56833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mentionnent | mentionnons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mentionner. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mentionner. |
Where the eye mixes mentionnent and mentionnons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mentionnent and mentionnons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mentionnent vs mentionnons
A purely visual mix-up. mentionnent (\mɑ̃.sjɔn\) 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 56833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mentionnent is recorded at frequency rank #20,787, classified as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.sjɔn\. 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 56833, this pair ranks #118,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mentionnent vs mentionnons
Shared letters: eimnot. Private to "mentionnent": -. Private to "mentionnons": s.
"mentionnent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCC · "mentionnons" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mentionnent ← emntionnent · menitonnent · menntionnent · mentinonent · mentionennt · mentionent · mentionnennt · mentionnentt
- mentionnons ← emntionnons · menitonnons · menntionnons · mentinonons · mentionnnos · mentionnonns · mentionnonss · mentionnosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mentionnent" and "mentionnons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mentionnent" vs "mentionnons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mentionnent" 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 #118,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mentionnent" and "mentionnons" 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 #118,636 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.