Which to use
“moitiés” is a noun and “montrés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,902
- “moitiés” frequency rank
- #19,344
- “montrés” frequency rank
- 61246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moitiés | montrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de moitié. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes moitiés and montrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. moitiés (CVVCVVC) and montrés (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses moitiés with montrés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: moitiés is \mwa.tje\ while montrés is \mɔ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moitiés is recorded at frequency rank #41,902, classified as anoun, pronounced \mwa.tje\. 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 61246, this pair ranks #93,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of moitiés vs montrés
Shared letters: mosté. Private to "moitiés": i. Private to "montrés": nr.
"moitiés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "montrés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moitiés" for "montrés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "moitiés" or "montrés"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "moitiés" and "montrés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "moitiés" 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 #93,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moitiés" and "montrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moisie vs moitiés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #93,290 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.