Which to use
“méprisent” and “mépriser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,713
- “méprisent” frequency rank
- #21,405
- “mépriser” frequency rank
- 52118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | méprisent | mépriser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mépriser. | Considérer quelqu’un comme indigne d’estime. |
Where the eye mixes méprisent and mépriser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. méprisent runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against mépriser's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: méprisent vs mépriser
A purely visual mix-up. méprisent (\me.pʁiz\) and mépriser (\me.pʁi.ze\) 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 52118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
méprisent is recorded at frequency rank #30,713, classified as averb, pronounced \me.pʁiz\. mépriser is at rank #21,405, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.pʁi.ze\.
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 52118, this pair ranks #150,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of méprisent vs mépriser
Shared letters: eimprsé. Private to "méprisent": nt. Private to "mépriser": -.
"méprisent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "mépriser" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "méprisent" for "mépriser" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "méprisent" and "mépriser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "méprisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mépriser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "méprisent" and "mépriser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "méprisent vs méprisés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #150,042 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.