Which to use
“mestre” is a noun and “mettrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,071
- “mestre” frequency rank
- #41,895
- “mettrez” frequency rank
- 73966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mestre | mettrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grand mât des bâtiments à voiles latines par opposition au mât de trinquet. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mestre and mettrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mestre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against mettrez's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mestre with mettrez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mestre is \mɛstʁ\ while mettrez is \mɛ.tʁe\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73966, 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\. mettrez is at rank #41,895, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɛ.tʁe\.
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 73966, this pair ranks #38,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mestre vs mettrez
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "mestre": s. Private to "mettrez": z.
"mestre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "mettrez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mestre" and "mettrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mestre" or "mettrez"?
After this comparison
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 "mettrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mestre" and "mettrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mettrez 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 #38,739 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.