Which to use
“remontez” and “répondez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,834
- “remontez” frequency rank
- #10,575
- “répondez” frequency rank
- 56409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remontez | répondez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de remonter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes remontez and répondez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remontez and répondez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: remontez vs répondez
A purely visual mix-up. remontez (\ʁə.mɔ̃.te\) and répondez (\ʁe.pɔ̃.de\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remontez is recorded at frequency rank #45,834, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mɔ̃.te\. répondez is at rank #10,575, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.de\.
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 56409, this pair ranks #121,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of remontez vs répondez
Shared letters: enorz. Private to "remontez": mt. Private to "répondez": dpé.
"remontez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "répondez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- remontez ← ermontez · remmontez · remnotez · remonetz · remonntez · remontezz · remonttez · remontze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "remontez" and "répondez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "remontez" or "répondez"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "remontez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remontez" and "répondez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remontez vs renoncez". 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 #121,274 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.