Which to use
“racontez” and “remontez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,542
- “racontez” frequency rank
- #45,834
- “remontez” frequency rank
- 66376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racontez | remontez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de raconter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remonter. |
Where the eye mixes racontez and remontez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. racontez and remontez 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 racontez with remontez
A purely visual mix-up. racontez (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) and remontez (\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 66376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racontez is recorded at frequency rank #20,542, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\. remontez is at rank #45,834, 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 66376, this pair ranks #68,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of racontez vs remontez
Shared letters: enortz. Private to "racontez": ac. Private to "remontez": m.
"racontez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "remontez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "racontez" and "remontez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "racontez" vs "remontez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "racontez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remontez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racontez" and "remontez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remontez vs renoncez". 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 #68,096 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.