Which to use
“mes” is a determiner and “murs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #139
- “mes” frequency rank
- #2,288
- “murs” frequency rank
- 2427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mes | murs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mon, ma. Qui sont à moi, dans le cas d’un seul possesseur et de plusieurs objets. | Pluriel de mur. |
Where the eye mixes mes and murs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mes with murs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mes is \mɛ\ while murs is \myʁ\. 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 (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mes is recorded at frequency rank #139, classified as adet, pronounced \mɛ\. murs is at rank #2,288, tagged as anoun, pronounced \myʁ\.
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 2427, this pair ranks #436,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mes vs murs
Shared letters: ms. Private to "mes": e. Private to "murs": ru.
"mes" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "murs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- murs ← mmurs · mrus · murrs · murss · musr · umrs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mes" and "murs" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mes" or "murs" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "murs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mes" and "murs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mud vs murs". 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 #436,172 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.