Which to use
“montées” is an adjective and “montre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,983
- “montées” frequency rank
- #691
- “montre” frequency rank
- 15674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montées | montre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de monté. | Action de montrer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set montées and montre apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: montées is \mɔ̃.te\ while montre is \mɔ̃tʁ\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montées is recorded at frequency rank #14,983, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ̃.te\. montre is at rank #691, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃tʁ\.
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 15674, this pair ranks #391,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of montées vs montre
Shared letters: emnot. Private to "montées": sé. Private to "montre": r.
"montées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "montre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- montre ← mmontre · mnotre · monntre · monrte · montrre · monttre · motnre · omntre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "montées" and "montre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "montées" or "montre"?
Remembering montées vs montre
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “montées”; for a noun, it's “montre”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “montées” entry
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