Which to use
“montants” and “mouvants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,539
- “montants” frequency rank
- #46,309
- “mouvants” frequency rank
- 56848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montants | mouvants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de montant. | Masculin pluriel de mouvant. |
Where the eye mixes montants and mouvants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. montants (CVCCVCCC) and mouvants (CVVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: montants vs mouvants
A purely visual mix-up. montants (\mɔ̃.tɑ̃\) and mouvants (\mu.vɑ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montants is recorded at frequency rank #10,539, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ̃.tɑ̃\. mouvants is at rank #46,309, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mu.vɑ̃\.
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 56848, this pair ranks #118,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of montants vs mouvants
Shared letters: amnost. Private to "montants": -. Private to "mouvants": uv.
"montants" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "mouvants" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "montants" for "mouvants" ever safe?
Frequency check: "montants" vs "mouvants" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "montants" and "mouvants" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "montants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mouvants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montants" and "mouvants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mourants vs mouvants". 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 #118,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.