Which to use
“mesure” and “morsure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #520
- “mesure” frequency rank
- #21,089
- “morsure” frequency rank
- 21609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mesure | morsure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dimension. | Action de mordre. |
Where the eye mixes mesure and morsure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mesure runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against morsure's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mesure and morsure
A purely visual mix-up. mesure (\mə.zyʁ\) and morsure (\mɔʁ.syʁ\) 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 21609, 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\. morsure is at rank #21,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔʁ.syʁ\.
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 21609, this pair ranks #362,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mesure vs morsure
Shared letters: emrsu. Private to "mesure": -. Private to "morsure": o.
"mesure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "morsure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mesure" for "morsure" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mesure" vs "morsure" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mesure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "morsure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mesure" and "morsure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mordue vs morsure". 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 #362,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.