Which to use
“meme” and “Mme” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,170
- “meme” frequency rank
- #30,506
- “Mme” frequency rank
- 38676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meme | Mme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. | Abbreviation of Madame. |
Letter map: meme vs Mme
Shared letters muted; letters that set meme and Mme apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on meme vs Mme
meme and Mme are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meme is recorded at frequency rank #8,170, classified as anoun, pronounced /miːm/. Mme is at rank #30,506, tagged as anoun.
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 38676, this pair ranks #283,821 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meme vs Mme
Shared letters: em. Private to "meme": -. Private to "Mme": -.
"meme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Mme" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- meme ← emme · meem · memme · mmee · mmeme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meme" and "Mme" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "meme" or "Mme" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "meme" and "Mme".
- Full dictionary entry for "meme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,821 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meme" and "Mme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mme vs MMP". 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 #283,821 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.