mieux

\mjø\

/\mjø\/ adv

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The verdict

“mieux” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#169
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comparatif de bien. D’une manière plus accomplie, d’une façon plus avantageuse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mieux · mieux · French

mieux · rank #169 · 6 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #169
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH fin

Nearest frequency peer: fin (-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 « mieux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mieux » 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).

mieux vs mix
60% similar
mieux vs minus
60% similar
mieux vs mineur
67% similar

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

Key facts for mieux
PropertyValue
Headwordmieux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\mjø\
Letters5
Frequency rank#169
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mieux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mieuxse 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 « fin » (#168), « pendant » (#170), « bonne » (#167). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mieux » est au #169. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around mieux (IPA \mjø\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #169 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for mieux, with forms such as "imeux", "meiux", and "mieuxx". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "mix", "minus", "mineur", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is mieux, spelled M-I-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comparatif de bien. D’une manière plus accomplie, d’une façon plus avantageuse.
  2. 2
    Davantage ; plus ; pour indiquer la préférence.
  3. 3
    Plus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ça va mieux ça va mieux Je ne pense presque plus À nous deux à nous deux Ça m'a pris du temps c'est vrai Ce n'est pas encore ça mais Ça va mieux ça va mieux.
  2. Personne n’entend mieux les affaires que lui, n’écrit mieux que lui, ne parle mieux que lui.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imeux
  • meiux
  • mieuxx
  • miexu
  • miuex
  • mmieux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mieux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imeux2meiux2mieuxx1miexu2miuex2mmieux1
Edit distance from "mieux"

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 "mieux"?
"mieux" is spelled M-I-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \mjø\.
What does "mieux" mean?
As an adverb, "mieux" means: Comparatif de bien. D’une manière plus accomplie, d’une façon plus avantageuse.
What words are commonly confused with "mieux"?
"mieux" is commonly confused with "mix", "minus", "mineur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mieux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mieux" is \mjø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mieux" come from?
"mieux" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bonne#167petit#171année#173elles#176

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Paris6 variantsvers6 variantstrois6 variantsmort6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list