Which to use
“remontait” and “remportait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,471
- “remontait” frequency rank
- #49,324
- “remportait” frequency rank
- 74795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remontait | remportait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de remonter. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de remporter. |
Where the eye mixes remontait and remportait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remontait runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against remportait's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses remontait with remportait
A purely visual mix-up. remontait (\ʁə.mɔ̃.tɛ\) and remportait (\ʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74795, 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\. remportait is at rank #49,324, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.tɛ\.
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 74795, this pair ranks #35,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remontait vs remportait
Shared letters: aeimort. Private to "remontait": n. Private to "remportait": p.
"remontait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "remportait" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remontait ← ermontait · remmontait · remnotait · remonatit · remonntait · remontaitt · remontati · remontiat
- remportait ← ermportait · remmportait · remoprtait · remporatit · remporrtait · remportaitt · remportati · remportiat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remontait" and "remportait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remontait" vs "remportait" - which ranks higher?
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 "remontait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remportait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remontait" and "remportait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remportait vs repartait". 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 #35,989 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.