Which to use
“omet” and “ont” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,807
- “omet” frequency rank
- #61
- “ont” frequency rank
- 33868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omet | ont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de omettre. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe avoir. |
Where the eye mixes omet and ont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses omet with ont
A purely visual mix-up. omet (\ɔ.mɛ\) and ont (\ɔ̃\) 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 33868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
omet is recorded at frequency rank #33,807, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔ.mɛ\. ont is at rank #61, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɔ̃\.
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 33868, this pair ranks #287,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of omet vs ont
Shared letters: ot. Private to "omet": em. Private to "ont": n.
"omet" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ont" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- omet ← moet · oemt · omett · ommet · omte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "omet" for "ont" ever safe?
Frequency check: "omet" vs "ont" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "omet" and "ont" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "omet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omet" and "ont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "omet vs oust". 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 #287,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.