remontéesvsremonterWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#24,360
“remontées” frequency rank
#3,286
“remonter” frequency rank
27646
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remontées remonter
Definition Pluriel de remontée. Monter une seconde fois, monter de nouveau.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
remontées
8 ch
remonter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: remontées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27646, 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\. 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 27646, this pair ranks #327,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remontées vs remonter

Shared letters: emnort. Private to "remontées": . Private to "remonter": -.

"remontées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "remonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remonterermonter · remmonter · remnoter · remonetr · remonnter · remonterr · remontre · remontter

Frequency comparison

remontées#24,360
remonter#3,286

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remontées" and "remonter" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "remontées" is a noun and "remonter" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "remontées" or "remonter"?
"remonter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,286 in our French list, against #24,360 for "remontées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remontées vs remonter

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list