Which to use
“méritons” is a verb and “mettons” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,811
- “méritons” frequency rank
- #6,715
- “mettons” frequency rank
- 56526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | méritons | mettons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de mériter. | Pluriel de metton. |
Where the eye mixes méritons and mettons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: méritons vs mettons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: méritons is \me.ʁi.tɔ̃\ while mettons is \me.tɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
méritons is recorded at frequency rank #49,811, classified as averb, pronounced \me.ʁi.tɔ̃\. mettons is at rank #6,715, tagged as anoun, pronounced \me.tɔ̃\.
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 56526, this pair ranks #120,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of méritons vs mettons
Shared letters: mnost. Private to "méritons": iré. Private to "mettons": e.
"méritons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "mettons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mettons ← emttons · metons · metotns · mettnos · mettonns · mettonss · mettosn · mmettons
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "méritons" and "mettons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "méritons" vs "mettons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "méritons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mettons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "méritons" and "mettons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "méritées vs méritons". 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 #120,570 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.