remontéevsremontezWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#11,117
“remontée” frequency rank
#45,834
“remontez” frequency rank
56951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remontée remontez
Definition Action de remonter. Deuxième 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 remontez apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
remontée
8 ch
remontez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: remontée and remontez 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 56951, 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\. 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 56951, this pair ranks #117,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remontée vs remontez

Shared letters: emnort. Private to "remontée": é. Private to "remontez": z.

"remontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "remontez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remontezermontez · remmontez · remnotez · remonetz · remonntez · remontezz · remonttez · remontze

Frequency comparison

remontée#11,117
remontez#45,834

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remontée" and "remontez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remontée" is a noun and "remontez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remontée" or "remontez"?
"remontée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,117 in our French list, against #45,834 for "remontez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remontée vs remontez

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 “remontez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remontée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list