Which to use
“Meier” and “Mère” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,216
- “Meier” frequency rank
- #292
- “Mère” frequency rank
- 49508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Meier | Mère |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Nom donné à la Vierge Marie. |
Where the eye mixes Meier and Mère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Meier vs Mère
A purely visual mix-up. Meier (\maɪ̯ɐ\) and Mère (\mɛʁ\) 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 49508, 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\. Mère is at rank #292, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɛʁ\.
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 49508, this pair ranks #170,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Meier vs Mère
Shared letters: emr. Private to "Meier": i. Private to "Mère": è.
"Meier" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "Mère" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Meier ← emier · meeir · meierr · meire · mieer · mmeier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Meier" for "Mère" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Meier" vs "Mère" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Meier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Meier" and "Mère" 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 #170,052 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.