Which to use
“remontée” is a noun and “remonter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,117
- “remontée” frequency rank
- #3,286
- “remonter” frequency rank
- 14403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remontée | remonter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remonter. | Monter une seconde fois, monter de nouveau. |
Same sound, different letters: remontée vs remonter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. remontée (CVCVCCVV) and remonter (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - remontée and remonter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: remontée and remonter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14403, 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\. remonter is at rank #3,286, 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 14403, this pair ranks #396,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remontée vs remonter
Shared letters: emnort. Private to "remontée": é. Private to "remonter": -.
"remontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "remonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remonter ← ermonter · remmonter · remnoter · remonetr · remonnter · remonterr · remontre · remontter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remontée" and "remonter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remontée" vs "remonter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "remontée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remonter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,838 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remontée" and "remonter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remontée vs remontera". 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 #396,838 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.