Which to use
“Montois” and “moutons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,470
- “Montois” frequency rank
- #7,089
- “moutons” frequency rank
- 49559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Montois | moutons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Habitant de Mons, ville belge situé au Hainaut. | Pluriel de mouton. |
Where the eye mixes Montois and moutons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Montois (CVCCVVC) and moutons (CVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Montois and moutons
A purely visual mix-up. Montois (\mɔ̃.twa\) and moutons (\mu.tɔ̃\) 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 49559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Montois is recorded at frequency rank #42,470, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃.twa\. moutons is at rank #7,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mu.tɔ̃\.
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 49559, this pair ranks #169,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Montois vs moutons
Shared letters: mnost. Private to "Montois": i. Private to "moutons": u.
"Montois" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "moutons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Montois" and "moutons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Montois" vs "moutons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Montois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moutons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Montois" and "moutons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montais vs Montois". 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 #169,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.