Which to use
“masters” and “mystery” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,356
- “masters” frequency rank
- #40,386
- “mystery” frequency rank
- 50742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | masters | mystery |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de master. | Mystère. |
Where the eye mixes masters and mystery
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. masters (CVCCVCC) and mystery (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between masters and mystery
A purely visual mix-up. masters (\mas.tɛʁ\) and mystery (\ˈmɪs.tə.ri\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
masters is recorded at frequency rank #10,356, classified as anoun, pronounced \mas.tɛʁ\. mystery is at rank #40,386, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmɪs.tə.ri\.
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 50742, this pair ranks #160,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of masters vs mystery
Shared letters: emrst. Private to "masters": a. Private to "mystery": y.
"masters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "mystery" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "masters" for "mystery" ever safe?
Frequency check: "masters" vs "mystery" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "masters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mystery" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "masters" and "mystery" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mister vs mystery". 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 #160,339 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.