# M1 vs M3

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### M1
*noun · IPA \ɛm‿œ̃\ · frequency rank #20,489*
Messier 1, la nébuleuse du Crabe.

### M3
*noun · IPA \ɛm tʁwɑ\ · frequency rank #15,931*
Messier 3, un amas globulaire.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/m1-vs-m3