redoutéevsremontéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: redoutée is a verb, remontée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“redoutée” is a verb and “remontée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,138
“redoutée” frequency rank
#11,117
“remontée” frequency rank
55255
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redoutée remontée
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de redouter. Action de remonter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set redoutée and remontée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
redoutée
8 ch
remontée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redoutée is \ʁə.du.te\ while remontée is \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redoutée is recorded at frequency rank #44,138, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.du.te\. remontée is at rank #11,117, tagged as anoun, 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 55255, this pair ranks #128,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of redoutée vs remontée

Shared letters: eorté. Private to "redoutée": du. Private to "remontée": mn.

"redoutée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV  ·  "remontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

redoutée#44,138
remontée#11,117

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "redoutée" and "remontée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "redoutée" is a verb and "remontée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "redoutée" or "remontée"?
"remontée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,117 in our French list, against #44,138 for "redoutée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering redoutée vs remontée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “redoutée”; for a noun, it's “remontée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “redoutée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list