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.
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
- remontent ← ermontent · remmontent · remnotent · remonetnt · remonntent · remontennt · remontentt · remontetn
- remportent ← ermportent · remmportent · remoprtent · remporetnt · remporrtent · remportennt · remportentt · remportetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remontent" and "remportent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "remontent" vs "remportent" - which ranks higher?
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.