Which to use
“mesurait” and “mettrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,441
- “mesurait” frequency rank
- #12,813
- “mettrait” frequency rank
- 42254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesurait | mettrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de mesurer. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mesurait and mettrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mesurait with mettrait
A purely visual mix-up. mesurait (\mə.zy.ʁɛ\) and mettrait (\mɛ.tʁɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mesurait is recorded at frequency rank #29,441, classified as averb, pronounced \mə.zy.ʁɛ\. mettrait is at rank #12,813, tagged as averb, pronounced \mɛ.tʁɛ\.
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 42254, this pair ranks #227,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mesurait vs mettrait
Shared letters: aeimrt. Private to "mesurait": su. Private to "mettrait": -.
"mesurait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "mettrait" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mesurait" and "mettrait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mesurait" vs "mettrait" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mesurait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mettrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesurait" and "mettrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mènerait vs mesurait". 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 #227,007 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.