Which to use
“montra” and “montrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,615
- “montra” frequency rank
- #19,344
- “montrés” frequency rank
- 42959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montra | montrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de montrer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes montra and montrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. montra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against montrés's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between montra and montrés
A purely visual mix-up. montra (\mɔ̃.tʁa\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42959, 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\. 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 42959, this pair ranks #221,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of montra vs montrés
Shared letters: mnort. Private to "montra": a. Private to "montrés": sé.
"montra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "montrés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- montra ← mmontra · mnotra · monntra · monrta · montar · montrra · monttra · motnra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "montra" for "montrés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "montra" or "montrés"?
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 "montra" 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 #221,664 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montra" and "montrés" 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 #221,664 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.