Which to use
“monta” and “montra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,133
- “monta” frequency rank
- #23,615
- “montra” frequency rank
- 50748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monta | montra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe monter. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes monta and montra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. monta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against montra's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: monta vs montra
A purely visual mix-up. monta (\mɔ̃.ta\) and montra (\mɔ̃.tʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monta is recorded at frequency rank #27,133, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.ta\. montra is at rank #23,615, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁa\.
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 50748, this pair ranks #160,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of monta vs montra
Shared letters: amnot. Private to "monta": -. Private to "montra": r.
"monta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "montra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "monta" and "montra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "monta" or "montra"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "monta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monta" and "montra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monta vs Monza". 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 #160,298 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.