Which to use
“mestre” and “meure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,071
- “mestre” frequency rank
- #22,941
- “meure” frequency rank
- 55012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mestre | meure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grand mât des bâtiments à voiles latines par opposition au mât de trinquet. | Graphie ancienne de mûre. |
Where the eye mixes mestre and meure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mestre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against meure's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mestre and meure
A purely visual mix-up. mestre (\mɛstʁ\) and meure (\mœʁ\) 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 55012, 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\. meure is at rank #22,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mœʁ\.
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 55012, this pair ranks #130,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mestre vs meure
Shared letters: emr. Private to "mestre": st. Private to "meure": u.
"mestre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "meure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mestre" for "meure" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mestre" or "meure"?
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 "mestre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mestre" and "meure" 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 #130,214 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.