Which to use
“montrant” and “montrons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,962
- “montrant” frequency rank
- #29,869
- “montrons” frequency rank
- 34831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montrant | montrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de montrer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes montrant and montrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. montrant and montrons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between montrant and montrons
A purely visual mix-up. montrant (\mɔ̃.tʁɑ̃\) and montrons (\mɔ̃.tʁɔ̃\) 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 34831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montrant is recorded at frequency rank #4,962, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁɑ̃\. montrons is at rank #29,869, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁɔ̃\.
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 34831, this pair ranks #281,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of montrant vs montrons
Shared letters: mnort. Private to "montrant": a. Private to "montrons": s.
"montrant" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "montrons" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "montrant" and "montrons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "montrant" or "montrons"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "montrant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montrons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montrant" and "montrons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montons vs montrons". 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 #281,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.