# merdes vs mordus

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### merdes
*noun · IPA \mɛʁd\ · frequency rank #10,359*
Pluriel de merde.

### mordus
*verb · IPA \mɔʁ.dy\ · frequency rank #45,183*
Masculin pluriel du participe passé de mordre.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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