Which to use
“montra” and “montrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,615
- “montra” frequency rank
- #13,007
- “montrez” frequency rank
- 36622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montra | montrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de montrer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes montra and montrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. montra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against montrez's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between montra and montrez
A purely visual mix-up. montra (\mɔ̃.tʁa\) and montrez (\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 36622, 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\. montrez is at rank #13,007, 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 36622, this pair ranks #268,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of montra vs montrez
Shared letters: mnort. Private to "montra": a. Private to "montrez": ez.
"montra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "montrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "montra" and "montrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "montra" or "montrez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "montra" and "montrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "montra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montra" and "montrez" 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 #268,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.