Which to use
“remontait” and “remontent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,471
- “remontait” frequency rank
- #10,569
- “remontent” frequency rank
- 36040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remontait | remontent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de remonter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remonter. |
Where the eye mixes remontait and remontent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. remontait (CVCVCCVVC) and remontent (CVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses remontait with remontent
A purely visual mix-up. remontait (\ʁə.mɔ̃.tɛ\) and remontent (\ʁə.mɔ̃t\) 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 36040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remontait is recorded at frequency rank #25,471, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.tɛ\. remontent is at rank #10,569, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃t\.
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 36040, this pair ranks #272,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remontait vs remontent
Shared letters: emnort. Private to "remontait": ai. Private to "remontent": -.
"remontait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "remontent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remontait" for "remontent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "remontait" or "remontent"?
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 "remontait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remontent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,421 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remontait" and "remontent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remontait vs remportait". 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 #272,421 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.