mêler

\me.le\

/\me.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“mêler” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,203
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre ensemble des choses et les confondre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-meler · mêler · French

mêler · rank #9,203 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,203
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mélanger

Nearest frequency peer: mélanger (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « mêler »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « mêler » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mêler vs mer
60% similar
mêler vs mle
60% similar
mêler vs Mère
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mêler
PropertyValue
Headwordmêler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\me.le\
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,203
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mêler »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mêlerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mélanger » (#9,202), « noyer » (#9,204), « muscle » (#9,201). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mêler » est au #9,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around mêler (IPA \me.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,203 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mêler, with forms such as "meler", "mlêer", and "mmêler". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mer", "mle", "Mère", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mêler, spelled M-Ê-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre ensemble des choses et les confondre.
  2. 2
    Brouiller, embrouiller les choses de telle sorte qu’on ne puisse pas aisément les dévider ou les séparer.
  3. 3
    Introduire de façon inextricable, impliquer.
  4. 4
    Devenir moins pur.
  5. 5
    Participer à une chose, intervenir dans une affaire.
  6. 6
    S’occuper d’une chose étrangère à sa profession, à ses habitudes, à ses talents, à ses affaires.
  7. 7
    Embrouiller une personne, la rendre confuse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mêler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Et, vivement impressionné par la noblesse réelle du spectacle, je ne pus m’empêcher de mêler ma voix aux acclamations enthousiastes des croyants prosternés.
  2. Dans Malhação par exemple, comme d'ailleurs dans toute télénovela, il y a une famille centrale autour de laquelle se greffent des intrigues amoureuses, mêlant tour à tour les thèmes de la santé, la jeunesse, la joie et la sexualité, et surtout l’adultère.

Synonyms

mélanger

Antonyms

purifier

This word in other languages

mix(English)mezclar(Español)vermischen(Deutsch)misturar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • meler
  • mlêer
  • mmêler
  • mêelr
  • mêlerr
  • mêller
  • mêlre
  • êmler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mêler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

meler1mlêer2mmêler1mêelr2mêlerr1mêller1mêlre2êmler2
Edit distance from "mêler"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mêler"?
"mêler" is spelled M-Ê-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \me.le\.
What does "mêler" mean?
As a verb, "mêler" means: Mettre ensemble des choses et les confondre.
What words are commonly confused with "mêler"?
"mêler" is commonly confused with "mer", "mle", "Mère". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mêler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mêler" is \me.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mêler" come from?
"mêler" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mêler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

noyer#9,204pairs#9,209plier#9,215loger#9,190

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Guyane8 variantsguides8 variantsfillette8 variantsDubois8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list