Which to use
“mettre” is a verb and “montre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #227
- “mettre” frequency rank
- #691
- “montre” frequency rank
- 918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mettre | montre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Placer une personne, ou un animal, ou une chose dans un lieu déterminé. | Action de montrer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mettre and montre apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
mettre and montre form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mettre is recorded at frequency rank #227, classified as averb, pronounced \mɛtʁ\. montre is at rank #691, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃tʁ\.
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 918, this pair ranks #438,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mettre" and "montre" be used interchangeably?
Remembering mettre vs montre
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “mettre”; for a noun, it's “montre”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mettre” entry
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