Which to use
“monstres” is an adjective and “montrés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,786
- “monstres” frequency rank
- #19,344
- “montrés” frequency rank
- 25130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monstres | montrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de monstre. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes monstres and montrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. monstres runs 8 letters (CVCCCCVC) against montrés's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: monstres vs montrés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: monstres is \mɔ̃stʁ\ 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 25130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monstres is recorded at frequency rank #5,786, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ̃stʁ\. 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 25130, this pair ranks #342,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of monstres vs montrés
Shared letters: mnorst. Private to "monstres": e. Private to "montrés": é.
"monstres" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC · "montrés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- monstres ← mmonstres · mnostres · monnstres · monsrtes · monsstres · monsters · monstress · monstrres
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "monstres" and "montrés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "monstres" or "montrés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "monstres" and "montrés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "monstres" 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 #342,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monstres" 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 #342,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.