Which to use
“méduse” and “meure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,098
- “méduse” frequency rank
- #22,941
- “meure” frequency rank
- 49039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | méduse | meure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne laide et repoussante. | Graphie ancienne de mûre. |
Where the eye mixes méduse and meure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. méduse runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against meure's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses méduse with meure
A purely visual mix-up. méduse (\me.dyz\) and meure (\mœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
méduse is recorded at frequency rank #26,098, classified as anoun, pronounced \me.dyz\. meure is at rank #22,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mœʁ\.
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 49039, this pair ranks #173,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of méduse vs meure
Shared letters: emu. Private to "méduse": dsé. Private to "meure": r.
"méduse" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "meure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- meure ← emure · merue · meuer · meurre · mmeure · muere
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "méduse" and "meure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "méduse" or "meure"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "méduse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "méduse" and "meure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "méduse vs meneuse". 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 #173,948 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.