Which to use
“mare” and “mle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,992
- “mare” frequency rank
- #43,557
- “mle” frequency rank
- 55549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mare | mle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit amas d’eau dormante qui se forme naturellement par l’abaissement du sol, ou qu’on produit artificiellement dans les villages et dans les fermes, pour des usages communs ou domestiques. | Abréviation de matricule. |
Letter map: mare vs mle
Shared letters muted; letters that set mare and mle apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - mare / mle
mare and mle are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mare is recorded at frequency rank #11,992, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑʁ\. mle is at rank #43,557, tagged as anoun.
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 55549, this pair ranks #126,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mare vs mle
Shared letters: em. Private to "mare": ar. Private to "mle": l.
"mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mle" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mare ← marre · mmare · mrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mare" and "mle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mare" vs "mle" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "mare" and "mle". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mare" and "mle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mle vs MWh". 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 #126,795 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.