mesuréesvsmesurerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mesurées is a adjective, mesurer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mesurées” is an adjective and “mesurer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,442
“mesurées” frequency rank
#4,780
“mesurer” frequency rank
34222
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mesurées mesurer
Definition Féminin pluriel de mesuré. Chercher à connaître, ou déterminer une quantité par le moyen d’une mesure.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mesurées and mesurer apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
mesurées
7 ch
mesurer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mesurées and mesurer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mə.zy.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mesurées is recorded at frequency rank #29,442, classified as anadj, pronounced \mə.zy.ʁe\. mesurer is at rank #4,780, tagged as averb, pronounced \mə.zy.ʁe\.

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 34222, this pair ranks #285,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mesurées vs mesurer

Shared letters: emrsu. Private to "mesurées": é. Private to "mesurer": -.

"mesurées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "mesurer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mesureremsurer · mesruer · messurer · mesuerr · mesurerr · mesurrer · meusrer · mmesurer

Frequency comparison

mesurées#29,442
mesurer#4,780

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mesurées" and "mesurer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mesurées" is an adjective and "mesurer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mesurées" or "mesurer"?
"mesurer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,780 in our French list, against #29,442 for "mesurées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mesurées vs mesurer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “mesurées”; for a verb, it's “mesurer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mesurées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list