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 eye mixes redoutée and remontée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. redoutée (CVCVVCVV) and remontée (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: redoutée vs remontée
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "redoutée" for "remontée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "redoutée" vs "remontée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "redoutée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remontée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redoutée" and "remontée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redoutée vs refoulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #128,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.