Which to use
“moites” and “montés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,873
- “moites” frequency rank
- #11,807
- “montés” frequency rank
- 52680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moites | montés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de moite. | Masculin pluriel de monté. |
Where the eye mixes moites and montés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. moites (CVVCVC) and montés (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between moites and montés
A purely visual mix-up. moites (\mwat\) and montés (\mɔ̃.te\) 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 52680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moites is recorded at frequency rank #40,873, classified as anadj, pronounced \mwat\. montés is at rank #11,807, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ̃.te\.
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 52680, this pair ranks #146,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moites vs montés
Shared letters: most. Private to "moites": ei. Private to "montés": né.
"moites" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "montés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moites ← miotes · mmoites · moiets · moitess · moitse · moittes · moties · omites
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moites" for "montés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moites" or "montés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "moites" and "montés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moites" and "montés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moites vs moqués". 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 #146,010 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.