montéesvsmontrésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: montées is a adjective, montrés is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“montées” is an adjective and “montrés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,983
“montées” frequency rank
#19,344
“montrés” frequency rank
34327
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature montées montrés
Definition Féminin pluriel de monté. Participe passé masculin pluriel de montrer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set montées and montrés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
montées
7 ch
montrés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: montées is \mɔ̃.te\ while montrés is \mɔ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34327, 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\. 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 34327, this pair ranks #284,611 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of montées vs montrés

Shared letters: mnosté. Private to "montées": e. Private to "montrés": r.

"montées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "montrés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Frequency comparison

montées#14,983
montrés#19,344

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "montées" and "montrés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "montées" is an adjective and "montrés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "montées" or "montrés"?
"montées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,983 in our French list, against #19,344 for "montrés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering montées vs montrés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “montées”; for a verb, it's “montrés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “montées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list