Which to use
“montons” and “montrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,304
- “montons” frequency rank
- #19,344
- “montrés” frequency rank
- 65648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montons | montrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de monter. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes montons and montrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: montons vs montrés
A purely visual mix-up. montons (\mɔ̃.tɔ̃\) and montrés (\mɔ̃.tʁe\) 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 65648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montons is recorded at frequency rank #46,304, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tɔ̃\. 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 65648, this pair ranks #71,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of montons vs montrés
Shared letters: mnost. Private to "montons": -. Private to "montrés": ré.
"montons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "montrés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- montons ← mmontons · mnotons · monntons · monotns · montnos · montonns · montonss · montosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "montons" for "montrés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "montons" vs "montrés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "montons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montons" and "montrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montais vs montons". 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 #71,395 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.