Which to use
“remontait” and “remonterait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,471
- “remontait” frequency rank
- #45,833
- “remonterait” frequency rank
- 71304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remontait | remonterait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de remonter. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de remonter. |
Where the eye mixes remontait and remonterait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. remontait runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against remonterait's 11 (CVCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses remontait with remonterait
A purely visual mix-up. remontait (\ʁə.mɔ̃.tɛ\) and remonterait (\ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁɛ\) 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 71304, 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\. remonterait is at rank #45,833, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁɛ\.
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 71304, this pair ranks #48,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remontait vs remonterait
Shared letters: aeimnort. Private to "remontait": -. Private to "remonterait": -.
"remontait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "remonterait" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remontait ← ermontait · remmontait · remnotait · remonatit · remonntait · remontaitt · remontati · remontiat
- remonterait ← ermonterait · remmonterait · remnoterait · remonetrait · remonnterait · remontearit · remonteraitt · remonterati
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remontait" and "remonterait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "remontait" vs "remonterait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "remonterait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remontait" and "remonterait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remontera vs remonterait". 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 #48,035 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.