Which to use
“remonta” and “remontera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,992
- “remonta” frequency rank
- #48,150
- “remontera” frequency rank
- 95142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remonta | remontera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe remonter. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de remonter. |
Where the eye mixes remonta and remontera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. remonta runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against remontera's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: remonta vs remontera
A purely visual mix-up. remonta (\ʁə.mɔ̃.ta\) and remontera (\ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remonta is recorded at frequency rank #46,992, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.ta\. remontera is at rank #48,150, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁa\.
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 95142, this pair ranks #1,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remonta vs remontera
Shared letters: aemnort. Private to "remonta": -. Private to "remontera": -.
"remonta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "remontera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remonta" for "remontera" ever safe?
Which is more common, "remonta" or "remontera"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "remonta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remontera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remonta" and "remontera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remonta vs renonça". 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 #1,225 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.