remontéevsremonteraWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#11,117
“remontée” frequency rank
#48,150
“remontera” frequency rank
59267
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remontée remontera
Definition Action de remonter. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de remonter.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
remontée
9 ch
remontera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remontée is \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\ while remontera is \ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁa\. 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 59267, 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\. remontera is at rank #48,150, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁa\.

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 59267, this pair ranks #104,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remontée vs remontera

Shared letters: emnort. Private to "remontée": é. Private to "remontera": a.

"remontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "remontera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remonteraermontera · remmontera · remnotera · remonetra · remonntera · remontear · remonterra · remontrea

Frequency comparison

remontée#11,117
remontera#48,150

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remontée" and "remontera" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remontée" is a noun and "remontera" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remontée" or "remontera"?
"remontée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,117 in our French list, against #48,150 for "remontera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remontée vs remontera

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 “remontera”.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list