Which to use
“mesure” is a noun and “meutre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #520
- “mesure” frequency rank
- #48,664
- “meutre” frequency rank
- 49184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesure | meutre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dimension. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de meutern. |
Where the eye mixes mesure and meutre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mesure (CVCVCV) and meutre (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses mesure with meutre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mesure is \mə.zyʁ\ while meutre is \ˈmɔɪ̯tʁə\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49184, 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\. meutre is at rank #48,664, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈmɔɪ̯tʁə\.
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 49184, this pair ranks #172,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mesure vs meutre
Shared letters: emru. Private to "mesure": s. Private to "meutre": t.
"mesure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "meutre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mesure" and "meutre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "mesure" or "meutre" show up more?
What to do next
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 "meutre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesure" and "meutre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meurtrie 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 #172,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.