Which to use
“Meier” and “member” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,216
- “Meier” frequency rank
- #47,454
- “member” frequency rank
- 96670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meier | member |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Métayer, à l'origine, fonctionnaire d'un propriétaire noble ou ecclésiastique qui avait en charge l'administration et la gestion de la ferme principale. Plus tard, locataire d'une grande exploitation agricole. majordome. | Membre (élément d’un groupe humain). |
Where the eye mixes Meier and member
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Meier vs member
A purely visual mix-up. Meier (\maɪ̯ɐ\) and member (\ˈmɛm.bɚ\) 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 96670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Meier is recorded at frequency rank #49,216, classified as anoun, pronounced \maɪ̯ɐ\. member is at rank #47,454, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈmɛm.bɚ\.
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 96670, this pair ranks #591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Meier vs member
Shared letters: emr. Private to "Meier": i. Private to "member": b.
"Meier" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "member" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Meier" for "member" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Meier" vs "member" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "member" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meier" and "member" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meier vs muer". 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 #591 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.