remonteravsremontésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,150
“remontera” frequency rank
#28,326
“remontés” frequency rank
76476
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remontera remontés
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de remonter. Participe passé masculin pluriel de remonter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remontera and remontés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
remontera
8 ch
remontés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remontera (\ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁa\) and remontés (\ʁə.mɔ̃.te\) 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 76476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remontera is recorded at frequency rank #48,150, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁa\. 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 76476, this pair ranks #31,047 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remontera vs remontés

Shared letters: emnort. Private to "remontera": a. Private to "remontés": .

"remontera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "remontés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remonteraermontera · remmontera · remnotera · remonetra · remonntera · remontear · remonterra · remontrea

Frequency comparison

remontera#48,150
remontés#28,326

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remontera" and "remontés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.mɔ̃.tə.ʁa\ versus \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remontera" or "remontés"?
"remontés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,326 in our French list, against #48,150 for "remontera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remontera vs remontés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remontera” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list