Which to use
“remontées” is a noun and “remontent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,360
- “remontées” frequency rank
- #10,569
- “remontent” frequency rank
- 34929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remontées | remontent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de remontée. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remonter. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remontées and remontent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: remontées is \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\ while remontent is \ʁə.mɔ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remontées is recorded at frequency rank #24,360, 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 34929, this pair ranks #280,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remontées vs remontent
Shared letters: emnort. Private to "remontées": sé. Private to "remontent": -.
"remontées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "remontent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remontent ← ermontent · remmontent · remnotent · remonetnt · remonntent · remontennt · remontentt · remontetn
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remontées" and "remontent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remontées" or "remontent"?
Remembering remontées vs remontent
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “remontées”; for a verb, it's “remontent”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remontées” entry
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