Which to use
“montrées” and “montrons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,269
- “montrées” frequency rank
- #29,869
- “montrons” frequency rank
- 60138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montrées | montrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de montrer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de montrer. |
Where the eye mixes montrées and montrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. montrées (CVCCCVVC) and montrons (CVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses montrées with montrons
A purely visual mix-up. montrées (\mɔ̃.tʁe\) 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 60138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montrées is recorded at frequency rank #30,269, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁe\. 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 60138, this pair ranks #99,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of montrées vs montrons
Shared letters: mnorst. Private to "montrées": eé. Private to "montrons": -.
"montrées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "montrons" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- montrons ← mmontrons · mnotrons · monntrons · monrtons · montorns · montrnos · montronns · montronss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "montrées" and "montrons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "montrées" or "montrons"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "montrées" and "montrons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "montrées" 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 #99,251 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montrées" 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 #99,251 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.