Which to use
“montrer” is a verb and “mother” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #984
- “montrer” frequency rank
- #25,404
- “mother” frequency rank
- 26388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montrer | mother |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire voir ; exposer aux regards. | Mère. |
Letter map: montrer vs mother
Shared letters muted; letters that set montrer and mother apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. montrer runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against mother's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: montrer vs mother
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: montrer is averb and motheranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montrer is recorded at frequency rank #984, classified as averb, pronounced \mɔ̃.tʁe\. mother is at rank #25,404, tagged as anoun.
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 26388, this pair ranks #335,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of montrer vs mother
Shared letters: emort. Private to "montrer": n. Private to "mother": h.
"montrer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "mother" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "montrer" and "mother" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "montrer" or "mother" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "montrer" and "mother".
- Full dictionary entry for "montrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mother" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montrer" and "mother" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mother vs mottes". 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 #335,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.