remontéevsremontentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: remontée is a noun, remontent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“remontée” is a noun and “remontent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,117
“remontée” frequency rank
#10,569
“remontent” frequency rank
21686
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remontée remontent
Definition Action de remonter. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remonter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remontée and remontent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
remontée
9 ch
remontent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remontée is \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\ while remontent is \ʁə.mɔ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remontée is recorded at frequency rank #11,117, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\. 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 21686, this pair ranks #361,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of remontée vs remontent

Shared letters: emnort. Private to "remontée": é. Private to "remontent": -.

"remontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "remontent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remontentermontent · remmontent · remnotent · remonetnt · remonntent · remontennt · remontentt · remontetn

Frequency comparison

remontée#11,117
remontent#10,569

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remontée" and "remontent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remontée" is a noun and "remontent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remontée" or "remontent"?
"remontent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,569 in our French list, against #11,117 for "remontée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remontée vs remontent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “remontée”; for a verb, it's “remontent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remontée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list