Which to use
“remontée” is a noun and “remontés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,117
- “remontée” frequency rank
- #28,326
- “remontés” frequency rank
- 39443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remontée | remontés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de remonter. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de remonter. |
Same sound, different letters: remontée vs remontés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. remontée (CVCVCCVV) and remontés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - remontée / remontés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: remontée and remontés 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 differ by a single letter - e in “remontée” becomes s in “remontés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39443, 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\. remontés is at rank #28,326, 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 39443, this pair ranks #247,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remontée vs remontés
Shared letters: emnorté. Private to "remontée": -. Private to "remontés": s.
"remontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "remontés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remontée" for "remontés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remontée" vs "remontés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"remontée" and "remontés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "remontée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remontés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remontée" and "remontés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remontera vs remontés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #247,938 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.