mesuréesvsmesuresWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#29,442
“mesurées” frequency rank
#1,066
“mesures” frequency rank
30508
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mesurées mesures
Definition Féminin pluriel de mesuré. Pluriel de mesure.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mesurées and mesures apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
mesurées
7 ch
mesures

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mesurées is \mə.zy.ʁe\ while mesures is \mə.zyʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30508, 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\. mesures is at rank #1,066, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mə.zyʁ\.

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 30508, this pair ranks #309,856 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mesurées vs mesures

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mesuresemsures · mesrues · messures · mesuers · mesuress · mesurres · mesurse · meusres

Frequency comparison

mesurées#29,442
mesures#1,066

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mesurées" and "mesures" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mesurées" is an adjective and "mesures" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mesurées" or "mesures"?
"mesures" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,066 in our French list, against #29,442 for "mesurées". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering mesurées vs mesures

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “mesurées”; for a noun, it's “mesures”.
  • 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