Which to use
“mêlez” is a verb and “meules” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,936
- “mêlez” frequency rank
- #32,908
- “meules” frequency rank
- 71844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mêlez | meules |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mêler. | Pluriel de meule. |
Where the eye mixes mêlez and meules
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mêlez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against meules's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mêlez with meules
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mêlez is \mɛ.le\ while meules is \møl\. 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 71844, 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\. 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 71844, this pair ranks #46,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mêlez vs meules
Shared letters: elm. Private to "mêlez": zê. Private to "meules": su.
"mêlez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "meules" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- meules ← emules · melues · meuels · meuless · meulles · meulse · mmeules · mueles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mêlez" and "meules" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mêlez" vs "meules" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mêlez" 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 #46,072 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mêlez" and "meules" 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 #46,072 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.