Which to use
“mesure” and “meure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #520
- “mesure” frequency rank
- #22,941
- “meure” frequency rank
- 23461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesure | meure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dimension. | Graphie ancienne de mûre. |
Where the eye mixes mesure and meure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mesure runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against meure's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mesure and meure
A purely visual mix-up. mesure (\mə.zyʁ\) 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 23461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mesure is recorded at frequency rank #520, classified as anoun, pronounced \mə.zyʁ\. 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 23461, this pair ranks #352,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mesure vs meure
Shared letters: emru. Private to "mesure": s. Private to "meure": -.
"mesure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "meure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mesure" and "meure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mesure" vs "meure" - 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 "mesure" 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 #352,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesure" and "meure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Méry vs meure". 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 #352,345 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.