Which to use
“mères” and “muros” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,253
- “mères” frequency rank
- #26,452
- “muros” frequency rank
- 30705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mères | muros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mère. | Murs. |
Where the eye mixes mères and muros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mères with muros
A purely visual mix-up. mères (\mɛʁ\) and muros (\my.ʁos\) 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 30705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mères is recorded at frequency rank #4,253, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɛʁ\. muros is at rank #26,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced \my.ʁos\.
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 30705, this pair ranks #308,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mères vs muros
Shared letters: mrs. Private to "mères": eè. Private to "muros": ou.
"mères" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "muros" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- muros ← mmuros · mruos · muors · muross · murros · murso · umros
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mères" for "muros" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mères" or "muros"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mères" and "muros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mères" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "muros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mères" and "muros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macros vs muros". 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 #308,493 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.