Which to use
“members” and “métiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,731
- “members” frequency rank
- #3,414
- “métiers” frequency rank
- 49145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | members | métiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de member. | Pluriel de métier. |
Where the eye mixes members and métiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. members (CVCCVCC) and métiers (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: members vs métiers
A purely visual mix-up. members (\ˈmɛm.bɚz\) and métiers (\me.tje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49145, 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\. métiers is at rank #3,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced \me.tje\.
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 49145, this pair ranks #173,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of members vs métiers
Shared letters: emrs. Private to "members": b. Private to "métiers": ité.
"members" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "métiers" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- members ← emmbers · mebmers · membbers · memberrs · memberss · membesr · memebrs · memmbers
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "members" for "métiers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "members" vs "métiers" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "members" and "métiers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "members" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "métiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "members" and "métiers" 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 #173,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.