Which to use
“monstre” is a noun and “montrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,877
- “monstre” frequency rank
- #13,007
- “montrez” frequency rank
- 17884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monstre | montrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Créature fabuleuse et terrifiante généralement combattue par un héros ou une héroïne. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes monstre and montrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. monstre (CVCCCCV) and montrez (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between monstre and montrez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: monstre is \mɔ̃stʁ\ while montrez is \mɔ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 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 17884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monstre is recorded at frequency rank #4,877, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃stʁ\. montrez is at rank #13,007, 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 17884, this pair ranks #380,987 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of monstre vs montrez
Shared letters: emnort. Private to "monstre": s. Private to "montrez": z.
"monstre" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV · "montrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "monstre" and "montrez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "monstre" vs "montrez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "monstre" and "montrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "monstre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,987 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monstre" and "montrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mettrez vs montrez". 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 #380,987 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.