Which to use
“moindres” is an adjective and “montrés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,698
- “moindres” frequency rank
- #19,344
- “montrés” frequency rank
- 29042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moindres | montrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de moindre. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes moindres and montrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: moindres vs montrés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moindres is \mwɛ̃dʁ\ while montrés is \mɔ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moindres is recorded at frequency rank #9,698, classified as anadj, pronounced \mwɛ̃dʁ\. montrés is at rank #19,344, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁe\.
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 29042, this pair ranks #319,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moindres vs montrés
Shared letters: mnors. Private to "moindres": dei. Private to "montrés": té.
"moindres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "montrés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moindres ← miondres · mmoindres · moidnres · moinddres · moinders · moindress · moindrres · moindrse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moindres" for "montrés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moindres" or "montrés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "moindres" and "montrés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moindres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moindres" and "montrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montais vs montrés". 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 #319,088 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.