Which to use
“members” and “membre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,731
- “members” frequency rank
- #1,034
- “membre” frequency rank
- 46765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | members | membre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de member. | Partie extérieure du corps d’un être humain ou d’un animal, distinguée de toutes les autres par quelque fonction particulière. Note d’usage : Se dit principalement des bras et des jambes ; ne se dit jamais de la tête. |
Where the eye mixes members and membre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. members runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against membre's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses members with membre
A purely visual mix-up. members (\ˈmɛm.bɚz\) and membre (\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 46765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
members is recorded at frequency rank #45,731, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈmɛm.bɚz\. membre is at rank #1,034, 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 46765, this pair ranks #192,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of members vs membre
Shared letters: bemr. Private to "members": s. Private to "membre": -.
"members" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "membre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "members" for "membre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "members" or "membre"?
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 "members" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "membre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "members" and "membre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "member vs members". 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 #192,270 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.