Which to use
“mêler” is a verb and “member” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,203
- “mêler” frequency rank
- #47,454
- “member” frequency rank
- 56657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mêler | member |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre ensemble des choses et les confondre. | Membre (élément d’un groupe humain). |
Where the eye mixes mêler and member
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mêler runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against member's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mêler and member
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mêler is \me.le\ while member is \ˈmɛm.bɚ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mêler is recorded at frequency rank #9,203, classified as averb, pronounced \me.le\. 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 56657, this pair ranks #119,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mêler vs member
Shared letters: emr. Private to "mêler": lê. Private to "member": b.
"mêler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "member" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- member ← emmber · mebmer · membber · memberr · memebr · memmber · mmeber · mmember
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mêler" for "member" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "mêler" or "member" show up more?
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 "mêler" 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 #119,732 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mêler" and "member" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meier vs member". 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 #119,732 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.