Which to use
“monter” is a verb and “montés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,668
- “monter” frequency rank
- #11,807
- “montés” frequency rank
- 13475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monter | montés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se déplacer vers le haut, se transporter dans un lieu plus élevé, s’élever, gravir, grimper. | Masculin pluriel de monté. |
Same sound, different letters: monter vs montés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: monter vs montés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: monter and montés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monter is recorded at frequency rank #1,668, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.te\. 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 13475, this pair ranks #400,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of monter vs montés
Shared letters: mnot. Private to "monter": er. Private to "montés": sé.
"monter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "montés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- monter ← mmonter · mnoter · monetr · monnter · montter · motner · omnter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "monter" and "montés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "monter" or "montés" show up more?
After this comparison
"monter" and "montés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "monter" 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 #400,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monter" 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 #400,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.