Which to use
“mont” is a noun and “montés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,684
- “mont” frequency rank
- #11,807
- “montés” frequency rank
- 14491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mont | montés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Montagne. Il s’emploie surtout dans certaines expressions géographiques consacrées par l’usage. Au pluriel, le terme géographique est généralement suivi de la préposition de. | Masculin pluriel de monté. |
Where the eye mixes mont and montés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mont runs 4 letters (CVCC) against montés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mont with montés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mont is \mɔ̃\ while montés is \mɔ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mont” sits inside “montés”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mont is recorded at frequency rank #2,684, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃\. 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 14491, this pair ranks #396,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mont vs montés
Shared letters: mnot. Private to "mont": -. Private to "montés": sé.
"mont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "montés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mont ← mmont · mnot · monnt · montt · motn · omnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mont" for "montés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mont" vs "montés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mont" and "montés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mont" 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 #396,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mont" and "montés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montais vs montés". 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 #396,409 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.