Which to use
“remontées” is a noun and “remontés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,360
- “remontées” frequency rank
- #28,326
- “remontés” frequency rank
- 52686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remontées | remontés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de remontée. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de remonter. |
Same sound, different letters: remontées vs remontés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. remontées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against remontés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - remontées / remontés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: remontées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52686, 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\. 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 52686, this pair ranks #145,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remontées vs remontés
Shared letters: emnorsté. Private to "remontées": -. Private to "remontés": -.
"remontées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "remontés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remontées" and "remontés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remontées" vs "remontés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "remontées" / "remontés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "remontées" 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 #145,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remontées" and "remontés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remontera vs remontés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #145,967 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.