Which to use
“molles” and “montés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,445
- “molles” frequency rank
- #11,807
- “montés” frequency rank
- 38252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | molles | montés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de mou. | Masculin pluriel de monté. |
Where the eye mixes molles and montés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between molles and montés
A purely visual mix-up. molles (\mɔl\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
molles is recorded at frequency rank #26,445, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔl\. 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 38252, this pair ranks #256,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of molles vs montés
Shared letters: mos. Private to "molles": el. Private to "montés": nté.
"molles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "montés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- molles ← mloles · mmolles · molels · moles · molless · mollse · omlles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "molles" and "montés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "molles" vs "montés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "molles" 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 #256,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "molles" and "montés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "molles 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 #256,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.