Which to use
“récoltent” and “remontent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,024
- “récoltent” frequency rank
- #10,569
- “remontent” frequency rank
- 49593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récoltent | remontent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récolter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remonter. |
Where the eye mixes récoltent and remontent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. récoltent and remontent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: récoltent vs remontent
A purely visual mix-up. récoltent (\ʁe.kɔlt\) and remontent (\ʁə.mɔ̃t\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récoltent is recorded at frequency rank #39,024, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔlt\. remontent is at rank #10,569, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃t\.
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 49593, this pair ranks #169,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récoltent vs remontent
Shared letters: enort. Private to "récoltent": clé. Private to "remontent": m.
"récoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "remontent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remontent ← ermontent · remmontent · remnotent · remonetnt · remonntent · remontennt · remontentt · remontetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récoltent" and "remontent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "récoltent" vs "remontent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remontent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récoltent" and "remontent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs récoltent". 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 #169,381 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.