Which to use
“montez” and “montra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,943
- “montez” frequency rank
- #23,615
- “montra” frequency rank
- 47558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montez | montra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de monter. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes montez and montra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. montez (CVCCVC) and montra (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between montez and montra
A purely visual mix-up. montez (\mɔ̃.te\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montez is recorded at frequency rank #23,943, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.te\. 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 47558, this pair ranks #186,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of montez vs montra
Shared letters: mnot. Private to "montez": ez. Private to "montra": ar.
"montez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "montra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "montez" and "montra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "montez" or "montra" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "montez" 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 #186,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montez" and "montra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montra 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 #186,004 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.