Which to use
“mêlez” and “mentez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,936
- “mêlez” frequency rank
- #23,608
- “mentez” frequency rank
- 62544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mêlez | mentez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mêler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de mentir. |
Where the eye mixes mêlez and mentez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mêlez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against mentez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mêlez vs mentez
A purely visual mix-up. mêlez (\mɛ.le\) and mentez (\mɑ̃.te\) 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 62544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mêlez is recorded at frequency rank #38,936, classified as averb, pronounced \mɛ.le\. mentez is at rank #23,608, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɑ̃.te\.
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 62544, this pair ranks #86,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mêlez vs mentez
Shared letters: emz. Private to "mêlez": lê. Private to "mentez": nt.
"mêlez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mentez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mentez ← emntez · menetz · menntez · mentezz · menttez · mentze · metnez · mmentez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mêlez" and "mentez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mêlez" or "mentez" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mêlez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mentez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mêlez" and "mentez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meier vs mêlez". 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 #86,536 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.