Which to use
“merah” and “merle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,609
- “merah” frequency rank
- #22,940
- “merle” frequency rank
- 46549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | merah | merle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rouge. | Type de coloration de pelage chez le chien. Une robe merle est sombre avec des taches claires peu distinctes qui peuvent être associées à d’autres motifs comme certaines dilutions (couleurs foie) ou une couleur bringée. |
Letter map: merah vs merle
Shared letters muted; letters that set merah and merle apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. merah (CVCVC) and merle (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on merah vs merle
merah and merle are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
merah is recorded at frequency rank #23,609, classified as anadj. merle is at rank #22,940, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɛʁl\.
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 46549, this pair ranks #194,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of merah vs merle
Shared letters: emr. Private to "merah": ah. Private to "merle": l.
"merah" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "merle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "merah" for "merle" ever safe?
Frequency check: "merah" vs "merle" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "merah" and "merle".
- Full dictionary entry for "merah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "merle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "merah" and "merle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "merah vs Méry". 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 #194,030 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.