Which to use
“mêler” is a verb and “moser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,203
- “mêler” frequency rank
- #46,902
- “moser” frequency rank
- 56105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mêler | moser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre ensemble des choses et les confondre. | Petit bâton (en bois, en verre, en métal, etc.) terminé par une étoile, que l'on utilise pour diminuer le nombre de bulles dans une boisson que l’on juge trop gazeuse. |
Letter map: mêler vs moser
Shared letters muted; letters that set mêler and moser apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mêler and moser follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: mêler vs moser
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mêler is averb and moseranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56105, 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\. moser is at rank #46,902, tagged as anoun.
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 56105, this pair ranks #123,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mêler vs moser
Shared letters: emr. Private to "mêler": lê. Private to "moser": os.
"mêler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "moser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- moser ← mmoser · moesr · moserr · mosser · msoer · omser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mêler" for "moser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mêler" or "moser"?
What to do next
Pair "mêler" vs "moser" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mêler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mêler" and "moser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meier vs moser". 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 #123,231 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.