Which to use
“raconta” and “remonta” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,991
- “raconta” frequency rank
- #46,992
- “remonta” frequency rank
- 88983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raconta | remonta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de raconter. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe remonter. |
Where the eye mixes raconta and remonta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: raconta vs remonta
A purely visual mix-up. raconta (\ʁa.kɔ̃.ta\) and remonta (\ʁə.mɔ̃.ta\) 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 88983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raconta is recorded at frequency rank #41,991, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.ta\. remonta is at rank #46,992, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.ta\.
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 88983, this pair ranks #6,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raconta vs remonta
Shared letters: anort. Private to "raconta": c. Private to "remonta": em.
"raconta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "remonta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raconta" and "remonta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "raconta" vs "remonta" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "raconta" and "remonta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raconta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remonta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raconta" and "remonta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remonta vs renonça". 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 #6,315 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.