Which to use
“me” is a pronoun and “mud” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #60
- “me” frequency rank
- #49,806
- “mud” frequency rank
- 49866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | me | mud |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronom de la première personne du singulier en tant que complément d’objet direct. Accusatif de je. | Boue. |
Where the eye mixes me and mud
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses me with mud
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: me is \mə\ while mud is \ˈmʌd\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
me is recorded at frequency rank #60, classified as apron, pronounced \mə\. mud is at rank #49,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmʌd\.
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 49866, this pair ranks #167,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of me vs mud
Shared letters: m. Private to "me": e. Private to "mud": du.
"me" · 2 letters · shape CV · "mud" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "me" and "mud" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "me" vs "mud" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "me" and "mud" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "me" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,268 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "me" and "mud" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mud vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #167,268 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.