redonnervsremonterConfusable pair

Which to use

“redonner” and “remonter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,066
“redonner” frequency rank
#3,286
“remonter” frequency rank
12352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redonner remonter
Definition Donner de nouveau la même chose. Monter une seconde fois, monter de nouveau.

Where the eye mixes redonner and remonter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
redonner
8 ch
remonter

Look-alike desk: redonner vs remonter

A purely visual mix-up. redonner (\ʁə.dɔ.ne\) and remonter (\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 12352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redonner is recorded at frequency rank #9,066, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.dɔ.ne\. remonter is at rank #3,286, 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 12352, this pair ranks #405,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of redonner vs remonter

Shared letters: enor. Private to "redonner": d. Private to "remonter": mt.

"redonner" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "remonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redonnererdonner · rdeonner · reddonner · rednoner · redonenr · redoner · redonnerr · redonnre
  • remonterermonter · remmonter · remnoter · remonetr · remonnter · remonterr · remontre · remontter

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "redonner" for "remonter" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.dɔ.ne\ versus \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "redonner" vs "remonter" - which ranks higher?
"remonter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,286 in our French list, against #9,066 for "redonner". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "redonner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remonter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #405,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redonner" and "remonter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redonner vs refonder". 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 #405,612 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list