Which to use
“majeure” and “meure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,471
- “majeure” frequency rank
- #22,941
- “meure” frequency rank
- 26412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | majeure | meure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attribut de la conclusion, qui a plus d'extension que le sujet. | Graphie ancienne de mûre. |
Where the eye mixes majeure and meure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses majeure with meure
A purely visual mix-up. majeure (\ma.ʒœʁ\) and meure (\mœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
majeure is recorded at frequency rank #3,471, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʒœʁ\. meure is at rank #22,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mœʁ\.
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 26412, this pair ranks #335,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of majeure vs meure
Shared letters: emru. Private to "majeure": aj. Private to "meure": -.
"majeure" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "meure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "majeure" for "meure" ever safe?
Frequency check: "majeure" vs "meure" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "majeure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "majeure" and "meure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Méry vs meure". 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 #335,169 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.