Which to use
“mêmes” and “mises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #571
- “mêmes” frequency rank
- #2,485
- “mises” frequency rank
- 3056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mêmes | mises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de même. | Féminin pluriel de mise. |
Where the eye mixes mêmes and mises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mêmes vs mises
A purely visual mix-up. mêmes (\mɛm\) and mises (\miz\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mêmes is recorded at frequency rank #571, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɛm\. mises is at rank #2,485, tagged as anadj, pronounced \miz\.
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 3056, this pair ranks #434,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mêmes vs mises
Shared letters: ems. Private to "mêmes": ê. Private to "mises": i.
"mêmes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mises" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mises ← imses · miess · misess · misses · mmises · msies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mêmes" and "mises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "mêmes" or "mises" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mêmes" and "mises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mêmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mêmes" and "mises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mises vs mist". 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 #434,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.