Which to use
“memo” and “météo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,793
- “memo” frequency rank
- #3,550
- “météo” frequency rank
- 53343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | memo | météo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mémo, aide-mémoire. | Temps (conditions météorologiques). |
Where the eye mixes memo and météo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. memo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against météo's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses memo with météo
A purely visual mix-up. memo (\ˈmɛm.əʊ̯\) and météo (\me.te.o\) 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 53343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
memo is recorded at frequency rank #49,793, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈmɛm.əʊ̯\. météo is at rank #3,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced \me.te.o\.
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 53343, this pair ranks #141,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of memo vs météo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "memo": e. Private to "météo": té.
"memo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "météo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- memo ← emmo · memmo · meom · mmemo · mmeo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "memo" and "météo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "memo" or "météo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "memo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "météo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "memo" and "météo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "memo vs mito". 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 #141,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.