Which to use
“remonter” and “reporter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,286
- “remonter” frequency rank
- #6,745
- “reporter” frequency rank
- 10031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remonter | reporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Monter une seconde fois, monter de nouveau. | Rapporter une chose au lieu où elle était auparavant. |
Where the eye mixes remonter and reporter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses remonter with reporter
A purely visual mix-up. remonter (\ʁə.mɔ̃.te\) and reporter (\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remonter is recorded at frequency rank #3,286, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\. reporter is at rank #6,745, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɔʁ.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 10031, this pair ranks #414,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of remonter vs reporter
Shared letters: eort. Private to "remonter": mn. Private to "reporter": p.
"remonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remonter" for "reporter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "remonter" vs "reporter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "remonter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remonter" and "reporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remanier vs remonter". 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 #414,472 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.