Which to use
“remonte” is a noun and “remontez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,499
- “remonte” frequency rank
- #45,834
- “remontez” frequency rank
- 49333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remonte | remontez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fourniture de chevaux pour la cavalerie. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remonter. |
Where the eye mixes remonte and remontez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. remonte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against remontez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses remonte with remontez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remonte is \ʁə.mɔ̃t\ while remontez is \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “remonte” sits inside “remontez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remonte is recorded at frequency rank #3,499, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃t\. remontez is at rank #45,834, 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 49333, this pair ranks #171,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remonte vs remontez
Shared letters: emnort. Private to "remonte": -. Private to "remontez": z.
"remonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "remontez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remonte" and "remontez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remonte" or "remontez"?
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 "remonte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remontez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remonte" and "remontez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remontez vs renoncez". 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 #171,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.