Which to use
“mêlés” and “meublés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,299
- “mêlés” frequency rank
- #47,461
- “meublés” frequency rank
- 71760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mêlés | meublés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de mêlé. | Masculin pluriel de meublé. |
Where the eye mixes mêlés and meublés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mêlés runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against meublés's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mêlés vs meublés
A purely visual mix-up. mêlés (\me.le\) and meublés (\mœ.ble\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mêlés is recorded at frequency rank #24,299, classified as anadj, pronounced \me.le\. meublés is at rank #47,461, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mœ.ble\.
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 71760, this pair ranks #46,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mêlés vs meublés
Shared letters: lmsé. Private to "mêlés": ê. Private to "meublés": beu.
"mêlés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "meublés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mêlés" for "meublés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mêlés" or "meublés"?
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 "mêlés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meublés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mêlés" and "meublés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meublée vs meublés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #46,384 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.