Which to use
“mate” is a noun and “me” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,837
- “mate” frequency rank
- #60
- “me” frequency rank
- 13897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mate | me |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit, dans Paris, où se tenait le conseil de filous. | Pronom de la première personne du singulier en tant que complément d’objet direct. Accusatif de je. |
Where the eye mixes mate and me
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mate and me
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mate is \mat\ while me is \mə\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mate is recorded at frequency rank #13,837, classified as anoun, pronounced \mat\. me is at rank #60, tagged as apron, pronounced \mə\.
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 13897, this pair ranks #399,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mate vs me
Shared letters: em. Private to "mate": at. Private to "me": -.
"mate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "me" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mate ← amte · maet · matte · mmate · mtae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mate" for "me" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mate" and "me" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "me" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,059 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mate" and "me" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mate vs mito". 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 #399,059 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.