Which to use
“member” and “membres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,454
- “member” frequency rank
- #480
- “membres” frequency rank
- 47934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | member | membres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Membre (élément d’un groupe humain). | Pluriel de membre. |
Where the eye mixes member and membres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. member runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against membres's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses member with membres
A purely visual mix-up. member (\ˈmɛm.bɚ\) and membres (\mɑ̃bʁ\) 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 47934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
member is recorded at frequency rank #47,454, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈmɛm.bɚ\. membres is at rank #480, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃bʁ\.
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 47934, this pair ranks #182,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of member vs membres
Shared letters: bemr. Private to "member": -. Private to "membres": s.
"member" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "membres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "member" for "membres" ever safe?
Which is more common, "member" or "membres"?
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 "member" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "membres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,990 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "member" and "membres" 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 #182,990 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.