Which to use
“mestre” and “mesures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,071
- “mestre” frequency rank
- #1,066
- “mesures” frequency rank
- 33137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mestre | mesures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grand mât des bâtiments à voiles latines par opposition au mât de trinquet. | Pluriel de mesure. |
Where the eye mixes mestre and mesures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mestre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against mesures's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mestre with mesures
A purely visual mix-up. mestre (\mɛstʁ\) and mesures (\mə.zyʁ\) 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 33137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mestre is recorded at frequency rank #32,071, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɛstʁ\. mesures is at rank #1,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mə.zyʁ\.
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 33137, this pair ranks #292,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mestre vs mesures
Shared letters: emrs. Private to "mestre": t. Private to "mesures": u.
"mestre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "mesures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mestre" for "mesures" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mestre" vs "mesures" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mestre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mesures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mestre" and "mesures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mestre vs meutre". 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 #292,630 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.