Which to use
“méritent” and “méritez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,788
- “méritent” frequency rank
- #19,348
- “méritez” frequency rank
- 25136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | méritent | méritez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mériter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mériter. |
Where the eye mixes méritent and méritez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. méritent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against méritez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses méritent with méritez
A purely visual mix-up. méritent (\me.ʁit\) and méritez (\me.ʁi.te\) 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 25136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
méritent is recorded at frequency rank #5,788, classified as averb, pronounced \me.ʁit\. méritez is at rank #19,348, 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 25136, this pair ranks #342,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of méritent vs méritez
Shared letters: eimrté. Private to "méritent": n. Private to "méritez": z.
"méritent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "méritez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "méritent" and "méritez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "méritent" or "méritez"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "méritent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "méritez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "méritent" and "méritez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "méritées vs méritez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #342,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.