Which to use
“méfiez” and “mettiez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,053
- “méfiez” frequency rank
- #46,292
- “mettiez” frequency rank
- 71345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | méfiez | mettiez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de méfier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes méfiez and mettiez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. méfiez runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against mettiez's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: méfiez vs mettiez
A purely visual mix-up. méfiez (\me.fje\) and mettiez (\mɛ.tje\) 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 71345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
méfiez is recorded at frequency rank #25,053, classified as averb, pronounced \me.fje\. mettiez is at rank #46,292, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɛ.tje\.
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 71345, this pair ranks #47,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of méfiez vs mettiez
Shared letters: eimz. Private to "méfiez": fé. Private to "mettiez": t.
"méfiez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "mettiez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mettiez ← emttiez · metiez · metitez · metteiz · mettiezz · mettize · mmettiez · mtetiez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "méfiez" and "mettiez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "méfiez" or "mettiez" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "méfiez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mettiez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,874 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "méfiez" and "mettiez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mettiez vs mettrez". 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 #47,874 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.