remontentvsremportentConfusable pair

Which to use

“remontent” and “remportent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,569
“remontent” frequency rank
#23,670
“remportent” frequency rank
34239
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remontent remportent
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remonter. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remporter.

Where the eye mixes remontent and remportent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. remontent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against remportent's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
remontent
10 ch
remportent

Look-alike desk: remontent vs remportent

A purely visual mix-up. remontent (\ʁə.mɔ̃t\) and remportent (\ʁɑ̃.pɔʁt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remontent is recorded at frequency rank #10,569, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃t\. remportent is at rank #23,670, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pɔʁt\.

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 34239, this pair ranks #285,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remontent vs remportent

Shared letters: emnort. Private to "remontent": -. Private to "remportent": p.

"remontent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC  ·  "remportent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remontentermontent · remmontent · remnotent · remonetnt · remonntent · remontennt · remontentt · remontetn
  • remportentermportent · remmportent · remoprtent · remporetnt · remporrtent · remportennt · remportentt · remportetn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remontent" and "remportent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.mɔ̃t\ versus \ʁɑ̃.pɔʁt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remontent" vs "remportent" - which ranks higher?
"remontent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,569 in our French list, against #23,670 for "remportent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remontent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "remportent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remontent" and "remportent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remportait vs remportent". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #285,194 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list