Which to use
“montra” and “montrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,615
- “montra” frequency rank
- #11,622
- “montrait” frequency rank
- 35237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montra | montrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de montrer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes montra and montrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. montra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against montrait's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: montra vs montrait
A purely visual mix-up. montra (\mɔ̃.tʁa\) and montrait (\mɔ̃.tʁɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “montra” sits inside “montrait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montra is recorded at frequency rank #23,615, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁa\. montrait is at rank #11,622, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁɛ\.
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 35237, this pair ranks #278,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of montra vs montrait
Shared letters: amnort. Private to "montra": -. Private to "montrait": i.
"montra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "montrait" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "montra" and "montrait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "montra" vs "montrait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "montra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montra" and "montrait" 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 #278,170 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.