Which to use
“mœurs” is a noun and “meur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,361
- “mœurs” frequency rank
- #43,010
- “meur” frequency rank
- 53371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mœurs | meur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Habitudes, naturelles ou acquises, relatives à la pratique du bien ou du mal au sens de la morale. | Mûr. |
Letter map: mœurs vs meur
Shared letters muted; letters that set mœurs and meur apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: mœurs vs meur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mœurs is anoun and meuranadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mœurs is recorded at frequency rank #10,361, classified as anoun, pronounced \mœʁ\. meur is at rank #43,010, tagged as anadj.
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 53371, this pair ranks #141,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mœurs vs meur
Shared letters: mru. Private to "mœurs": sœ. Private to "meur": e.
"mœurs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "meur" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- meur ← emur · meru · meurr · mmeur
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mœurs" and "meur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mœurs" or "meur"?
After this comparison
Pair "mœurs" vs "meur" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mœurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mœurs" and "meur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meur vs mud". 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 #141,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.