Which to use
“mérite” is a noun and “méritées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,395
- “mérite” frequency rank
- #48,674
- “méritées” frequency rank
- 50069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mérite | méritées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui rend une personne digne d’estime. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de mériter. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mérite and méritées apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mérite is \me.ʁit\ while méritées is \me.ʁi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mérite is recorded at frequency rank #1,395, classified as anoun, pronounced \me.ʁit\. méritées is at rank #48,674, tagged as averb, pronounced \me.ʁi.te\.
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 50069, this pair ranks #165,560 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mérite vs méritées
Shared letters: eimrté. Private to "mérite": -. Private to "méritées": s.
"mérite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "méritées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mérite" and "méritées" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering mérite vs méritées
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “mérite”; for a verb, it's “méritées”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mérite” entry
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