Which to use
“mêlé” is an adjective and “meules” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,013
- “mêlé” frequency rank
- #32,908
- “meules” frequency rank
- 45921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mêlé | meules |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mélangé, entremêlé, embrouillé, désordonné. | Pluriel de meule. |
Where the eye mixes mêlé and meules
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mêlé vs meules
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mêlé is \mɛ.le\ while meules is \møl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mêlé is recorded at frequency rank #13,013, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛ.le\. meules is at rank #32,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced \møl\.
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 45921, this pair ranks #199,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mêlé vs meules
Shared letters: lm. Private to "mêlé": éê. Private to "meules": esu.
"mêlé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "meules" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- meules ← emules · melues · meuels · meuless · meulles · meulse · mmeules · mueles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mêlé" and "meules" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mêlé" vs "meules" - 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 "mêlé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meules" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mêlé" and "meules" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meublés vs meules". 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 #199,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.