Which to use
“mèche” and “mythe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,096
- “mèche” frequency rank
- #5,586
- “mythe” frequency rank
- 19682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mèche | mythe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Assemblage de fils de coton, de chanvre, etc., qu’on utilise pour l’éclairage dans les lampes à huile, à pétrole, à essence, etc. | Récit fabuleux d'origine immémoriale contenant un sens allégorique fondateur d'une communauté humaine et de son environnement. |
Where the eye mixes mèche and mythe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mèche vs mythe
A purely visual mix-up. mèche (\mɛʃ\) and mythe (\mit\) 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 19682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mèche is recorded at frequency rank #14,096, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɛʃ\. mythe is at rank #5,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mit\.
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 19682, this pair ranks #372,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mèche vs mythe
Shared letters: ehm. Private to "mèche": cè. Private to "mythe": ty.
"mèche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mythe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mythe ← mmythe · mtyhe · myhte · myteh · mythhe · mytthe · myythe · ymthe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mèche" and "mythe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mèche" vs "mythe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mèche" and "mythe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mèche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mythe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mèche" and "mythe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mèche vs meuh". 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 #372,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.