Which to use
“redouter” and “remonter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,681
- “redouter” frequency rank
- #3,286
- “remonter” frequency rank
- 34967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redouter | remonter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Craindre fort. | Monter une seconde fois, monter de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes redouter and remonter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between redouter and remonter
A purely visual mix-up. redouter (\ʁə.du.te\) 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 34967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redouter is recorded at frequency rank #31,681, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.du.te\. 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 34967, this pair ranks #280,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redouter vs remonter
Shared letters: eort. Private to "redouter": du. Private to "remonter": mn.
"redouter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "remonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redouter" and "remonter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "redouter" or "remonter" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "redouter" and "remonter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "redouter" 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 #280,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redouter" and "remonter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recouper vs redouter". 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 #280,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.