Which to use
“racontés” and “remontés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,547
- “racontés” frequency rank
- #28,326
- “remontés” frequency rank
- 75873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racontés | remontés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de raconter. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de remonter. |
Where the eye mixes racontés and remontés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. racontés and remontés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses racontés with remontés
A purely visual mix-up. racontés (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) and remontés (\ʁə.mɔ̃.te\) 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 75873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racontés is recorded at frequency rank #47,547, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\. remontés is at rank #28,326, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\.
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 75873, this pair ranks #32,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of racontés vs remontés
Shared letters: norsté. Private to "racontés": ac. Private to "remontés": em.
"racontés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "remontés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "racontés" and "remontés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "racontés" or "remontés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "racontés" and "remontés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "racontés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remontés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racontés" and "remontés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racontais vs racontés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #32,777 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.