Which to use
“maux” is a noun and “meur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,412
- “maux” frequency rank
- #43,010
- “meur” frequency rank
- 49422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maux | meur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mal. | Mûr. |
Letter map: maux vs meur
Shared letters muted; letters that set maux and meur apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. maux and meur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: maux vs meur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maux is anoun and meuranadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maux is recorded at frequency rank #6,412, classified as anoun, pronounced \mo\. meur is at rank #43,010, tagged as anadj.
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 49422, this pair ranks #170,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maux vs meur
Shared letters: mu. Private to "maux": ax. Private to "meur": er.
"maux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "meur" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maux" for "meur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maux" vs "meur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maux" and "meur".
- Full dictionary entry for "maux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maux" and "meur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meur vs mud". 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 #170,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.